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Readers of George Packer's "The Assassin's Gate", Asne Seierstad's "The Bookseller of Kabul", Christina Lamb's "The Sewing Cirdes of Herat", Jason Burke's "Al Qaeda", Rory Stewart's "The Plaoes In-Between", and Samantha Power's "A Problem from Hell Tribal rivalries", the bluff cunning of the warlords, the jihadist insurgents, the opium traders, the politicians and police chiefs: they all come under Chayes' unblinking gaze, and her book yields telling and mesmerizing insights into how the imperially mighty American occupiers are outwitted and outdanced at every turn by lesser forces. The dazzling villain of this story? ISI, Pakistani intelligence, to whom every other group is but a puppet.
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Born in Washington in 1962, SARAH CHAYES was working in Kandahar as a correspondent for US National Public Radio when the Taliban fell in autumn 2001. In 2002, she launched an NGO with the older brother of the Afghan President and now runs a soap co-operative in Kandahar. She was awarded the 1999 Foreign Press Club award for her news reportage. This is her first book.
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Former NPR Correspondent Sarah Chayes's timely book details political and human conditions in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. Skillfully weaving regional history into a back story of the country's tapestry of religions, tribes, and loyalties, she delivers a riveting and troubling message. Initially, Renee Raudman's uneven inflections may distract the listener. Her soft voice, however, is clear and ultimately equal to the intensity of Chayes's writing. Raudman's somewhat irregular phrasing and pacing also make it difficult for the listener to relax into the book's flow. This may be calculated since the overall picture presented and its implications for American foreign policy are not intended to comfort. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherPortobello Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1846270758
- ISBN 13 9781846270758
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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