The autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former senior member of Afghanistan's Taliban and a principal actor in its domestic and foreign affairs.

Includes maps of: Afghanistan's Provinces as of October 2009; Southern Afghanistan.

Death at Home -- The Camps-- The Jihad -- Lessons from the ISI -- Bitter Pictures -- Withdrawal -- Taking Action -- The Beginning -- Administrative Rule -- Mines and Industries -- A Monumental Task -- Diplomatic Principles -- Growing Tensions -- The Osama Issue -- 9/11 and its Aftermath -- A Hard Realisation -- Prisoner 306 -- Guantanamo of the Living -- Getting Out -- No War to Win --- Epilogue.