A BRITISH publisher has defended its decision to release a collection of poems penned by members of the Taleban.
The book comprises more than 200 works which centre on insurgents’ experiences.
A former commander of British forces in Helmand has denounced the collection as enemy propaganda but publisher Hurst and Co stood by its plans to release the book.
In their introduction to Poetry of the Taliban, editors Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn, and Faisal Devji say they compiled the anthology not for its novelty value but “as a way of understanding who the Taleban are”.
The book is one of a number of volumes being released by Hurst and Co. Managing director Michael Dwyer said:... read more