THE DOGS ARE EATING THEM NOW

Winner of the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize 2013! For readers of War by Sebastian Junger, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch, and The Forever War by Dexter Filkins – a raw, uncensored account of the war in Afghanistan from a brilliant young reporter who, for several years, was the only Western journalist brave enough to live full-time in the dangerous southern region of Afghanistan. “Graeme Smith eschews the ‘official version' of the war in Afghanistan and instead shows us life on the ground for the soldiers, insurgents, politicians, warlords, and—most importantly—the civilians caught between all sides.” - Louise Arbour, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda The Dogs are Eating Them Now is a highly personal narrative of the conflict in southern Afghanistan and how it went dangerously wrong. Written by a respected and fearless former foreign correspondent who has won multiple awards for his journalism, including an Emmy for the brilliant video series “Talking with the Taliban”, this is a gripping, no-holds-barred account of modern warfare that takes you into the back alleys, cockpits and prisons, telling stories that would have endangered his life had he published this book while still working as a journalist. From the corruption of law enforcement agents and the tribal nature of the local power structure, to the economics of the drug trade and the frequent blunders of foreign troops, this is the uncensored story of our war in Afghanistan. A leading expert on the insurgency, Smith draws on his unmatched compassion and an unparalleled ability to cut through the noise and see the broader truths. He gives us a bold and candid look at the Taliban's continued influence, and at the mistakes, catastrophes, and ultimate failure of the West's best intentions. GRAEME SMITH, 33, is a Senior Analyst for the International Crisis Group, the world's leading independent, non- partisan source of analysis and advice to governments and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. He covered the Afghan war for The Globe and Mail from 2005 to 2009, spending more time in southern Afghanistan during that period than any other Western journalist. The winner of many awards for investigative reporting – including an Emmy Award, the Amnesty International Award, three National Newspaper Awards, and the Michener Award for public service granted once annually by Canada's head of state – he lectures widely and served as an Adjunct Scholar at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Based in Kabul, he travels frequently to Washington and Brussels. www.ourwarinafghanistan.com listen to and watch his interviews on CBC Radio's "As It Happens": http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/features/2013/10/22/graeme-smith-wins-ths-hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-nonfiction/ and Canada AM: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1028538&playlistId=1.1507569&binId=1.810401&playlistPageNum=1