88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

The â€œfirstâ€ Afghan War, a CIA war in response to 9/11, was directed by the CIA Station Chief in Islamabad. It put Hamid Karzai in power in 88 days. â€œIf you want an insiderâ€™s account of the first American-Afghan War, you canâ€™t do better than thisâ€¦Important reading to understand where we are todayâ€ (Library Journal).

From his preparation of the original, post-9/11 war plan, approved by President Bush, through to â€œfinalâ€ fleeting victory, Robert Grenier relates the tale of the â€œsouthern campaign,â€ which drove al-Qaâ€™ida and the Taliban from Kandahar, its capital, in an astonishing eighty-eight days.

â€œWith his ringside seat as the senior agency official stationed closest to Afghanistan, Grenier is able to describe meeting by meeting, sometimes phone call after phone call, how events unfoldedâ€ (The New York Times). In his gripping account, we meet: General Tommy Franks, who bridles at CIA control of â€œhisâ€ war; General â€œJafar Amin,â€ a gruff Pakistani intelligence officer who saves Grenier from committing career suicide; Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistanâ€™s brilliant ambassador to the US, who tries to warn her government of the al-Qaâ€™ida threat; and Hamid Karzai, the puzzling anti-Taliban insurgent, a man with elements of greatness, petulance, and moods.

With suspense and insight, Grenier details his very personal struggles and triumphs. 88 Days to Kandahar is â€œan action-packed tale, rich in implication, of the post-9/11 race to unseat the Taliban and rout al-Qaida in Afghanistanâ€ (Kirkus Reviews).
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-27
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-27
Format	Kindle eBook

88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

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