Fighting for Bin Laden

Author Steve Coll on Pakistan and the suspicious location of bin Laden's compound.

Reporter Najibullah Quraishi gains rare access to fighters loyal to

Author Steve Coll on the Al Qaeda leader's final years, from his access to media to his decision to surround himself with family. "He clearly was reading books. He had access to English-language media," says Coll. "It seemed reasonable to guess that one way or another he would have found a way to preserve a marriage or a married life, a family life."

"There'd been a long time for the United States government to consider the various dilemmas of Osama bin Laden's prospective martyrdom," says author Steve Coll on bin Laden's final resting place. "If you capture him but don't kill him, what do you do? If you do kill him because he resists, ... then how do you avoid a physical shrine and some way for followers or successors to honor his memory?"

Inside the campaign vs. Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Is Al Qaeda once again becoming a significant presence in Afghanistan? In "Fighting for bin Laden," coming May 3, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi ("Behind Taliban Lines") journeys deep into enemy territory to meet a band of insurgents who say they are loyal to Osama Bin Laden and are readying a new offensive against coalition forces.