{"product_id":"88-days-to-kandahar-a-cia-diary-paperback","title":"88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Grenier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"first\" 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. \"If you want an insider's account of the first American-Afghan War, you can't do better than this...Important reading to understand where we are today\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his preparation of the original, post-9\/11 war plan, approved by President Bush, through to \"final\" fleeting victory, Robert Grenier relates the tale of the \"southern campaign,\" which drove al-Qa'ida and the Taliban from Kandahar, its capital, in an astonishing eighty-eight days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With 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 unfolded\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). In his gripping account, we meet: General Tommy Franks, who bridles at CIA control of \"his\" war; General \"Jafar Amin,\" a gruff Pakistani intelligence officer who saves Grenier from committing career suicide; Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's brilliant ambassador to the US, who tries to warn her government of the al-Qa'ida threat; and Hamid Karzai, the puzzling anti-Taliban insurgent, a man with elements of greatness, petulance, and moods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith suspense and insight, Grenier details his very personal struggles and triumphs. \u003ci\u003e88 Days to Kandahar\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an action-packed tale, rich in implication, of the post-9\/11 race to unseat the Taliban and rout al-Qaida in Afghanistan\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52987650474291,"sku":"9781476712086","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uz7RPOxa5N9781476712086.webp?v=1769068372","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/88-days-to-kandahar-a-cia-diary-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}