- Published: 07/09/2009
- ISBN: 9781846272271
- Granta Books
- 400 pages
The Fight For Afghanistan
Sarah Chayes
Sarah Chayes has spent the past eight years in Afghanistan and knows the country from the inside. Living in the old capital Kandahar, dressing like a man, and befriending the heroic Chief of Police, Akrem, she gained unparalleled access to tribal leaders, cunning warlords, jihadist insurgents and opium traders, as well as politicians, security chiefs and Pakistani Intelligence agents – all contending for power in this uniquely strategic place at a pivotal moment in its history. Hers is an urgent book, and a mesmerizingly readable story.
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From the Same Author
The Punishment Of Virtue
Sarah Chayes
EBOOK EDITION WITH A NEW PREFACE
What happens when the War on Terror media circus packs up and leaves town? Sarah Chayes spent six years in Afghanistan in order to find out. Living in the old capital, Kandahar, dressing like a man and befriending the heroic Chief of Police, Akrem, she gained unparalleled access to tribal leaders, cunning warlords, jihadist insurgents and opium traders, as well as politicians, security chiefs and Pakistani Intelligence agents – all contending for power in this uniquely strategic place at a pivotal moment in its history. Hers is an urgent book, and a mesmerizingly readable story.
