Karzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan

by Nick B. Mills

The untold story of Hamid Karzai's dramatic rise to the presidency of Afghanistan and the problems he and his country face

In 2004, Hamid Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first-ever democratic election. Today, criticized for indecisiveness and targeted for assassination by extremists, President Karzai struggles to build on the country's modest post-Taliban achievements before civil unrest undermines his government.

Now, author Nick Mills draws on months of candid personal interviews with the charismatic Afghan president to offer a revealing portrait of the figure known to millions by his familiar uniform of karakul cap and long green  chappan . Timely and compelling,  Karzai  tells the fascinating story of a unique leader with a keen intellect, a natural gift for storytelling, and a presidency in peril.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2007

Reviews

[Stoned nINJA]

personal and close to the man west depends on for a future of afganistan.
8/10

[NK Finney]

An unfortunate fusion of surface-level history and "from the horses mouth" hagiography. Not worth reading.