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A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power

A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power

Dam, Bette

Paperback

Indian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9077386130
ISBN13: 9789077386132
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 28 2014
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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