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A Man and a Motorcycle : How Hamid Karzai Came to Power
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9789077386132
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9789077386132
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$17.57
With a secondhand motorcycle, the support of a few powerful tribesmen and a good friend in the CIA, the unknown Hamid Karzai willed himself to power as the new hope of Afghanistan. Acclaimed journalist Bette Dam chronicles the astonishing rise of Afghanistan's U.S.-backed leader from obscurity to one of the most influential figures in the global war on terror. Following the 2001 toppling of the Taliban, a fragile Afghanistan was on the brink. Karzai, armed with a recipe for victory came within inches of helping the U.S. declare victory in the war on terror. But sentiments run high in post-9/11 America, and the desire for revenge derailed an early chance at peace. As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, and power is handed to a new president, Karzai's legacy remains one of betrayal, mistrust, and missed opportunities.
| Author: Bette Dam |
| Publisher: Ipso Facto Publishers |
| Publication Date: Aug 28, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 248 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9077386130 |
| ISBN-13: 9789077386132 |
A Man and a Motorcycle : How Hamid Karzai Came to Power
$17.57
With a secondhand motorcycle, the support of a few powerful tribesmen and a good friend in the CIA, the unknown Hamid Karzai willed himself to power as the new hope of Afghanistan. Acclaimed journalist Bette Dam chronicles the astonishing rise of Afghanistan's U.S.-backed leader from obscurity to one of the most influential figures in the global war on terror. Following the 2001 toppling of the Taliban, a fragile Afghanistan was on the brink. Karzai, armed with a recipe for victory came within inches of helping the U.S. declare victory in the war on terror. But sentiments run high in post-9/11 America, and the desire for revenge derailed an early chance at peace. As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, and power is handed to a new president, Karzai's legacy remains one of betrayal, mistrust, and missed opportunities.
| Author: Bette Dam |
| Publisher: Ipso Facto Publishers |
| Publication Date: Aug 28, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 248 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9077386130 |
| ISBN-13: 9789077386132 |
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