A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power by Dam, Bette

A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789077386132)

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A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power by Dam, Bette

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

$15.30
A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power by Dam, Bette

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

$15.30
Format: Paperback
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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
ISBN-10: 9077386130
ISBN-13: 9789077386132
Publisher: Ipso Facto
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2014
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014
By Bette Dam
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Bette Dam is a reporter who lived and worked for eight years in Afghanistan; for this book she had unprecedented access to President Karzai and travelled to the most dangerous parts of the country to get the story. "Being a woman often gave me more access than I expected", she says. CNN, Global Post and The Guardian have published her articles. She is now working on a book about the Taliban.

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