To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Lee Anderson (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
493 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban is an audiobook by Jon Lee Anderson: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Lee Anderson, released February 12, 2026, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jon Lee Anderson
- Released
- February 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781804272503
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban audiobook?
To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban?
To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban is narrated by Jon Lee Anderson.
Is To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.