A kingdom of their own

By Joshua Partlow

Subjects: Afghan war, 2001-2021, Afghan War, 2001-, Foreign relations, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Afghan war, 2001-, United states, foreign relations, afghanistan, Afghanistan, foreign relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

Description: "The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief"--