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Beschreibung

At the time of the Taliban offensive, Hamdullah Mohib was the Afghan National Security Advisor, the closest man to the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani. It was Mohib who took the decision to leave during the fall of the Afghan republic. Western journalists blamed the Afghan government for the events of 2021. But this personal eyewitness account tells a new story.

Written with award-winning journalist, Tam Hussein, the book is based on hours of interviews with Hamdullah Mohib between 2021 and 2024. Mohib shares his personal insights as somebody who was born under the shadow of the Soviet invasion, came to Britain as a child refugee, and scaled the echelons of power in Afghanistan to become Afghan ambassador to Washington and National Security Advisor. Covering Afghanistan's history since 1980, and based on Mohib's personal experiences, the book reveals why the downfall of the republic was the result of Western and Afghan leaders' betrayal.

At the time of the Taliban offensive, Hamdullah Mohib was the Afghan National Security Advisor, the closest man to the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani. It was Mohib who took the decision to leave during the fall of the Afghan republic. Western journalists blamed the Afghan government for the events of 2021. But this personal eyewitness account tells a new story.

Written with award-winning journalist, Tam Hussein, the book is based on hours of interviews with Hamdullah Mohib between 2021 and 2024. Mohib shares his personal insights as somebody who was born under the shadow of the Soviet invasion, came to Britain as a child refugee, and scaled the echelons of power in Afghanistan to become Afghan ambassador to Washington and National Security Advisor. Covering Afghanistan's history since 1980, and based on Mohib's personal experiences, the book reveals why the downfall of the republic was the result of Western and Afghan leaders' betrayal.

Über den Autor
Hamdullah Mohib is former Afghan National Security Advisor of Afghanistan and former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States. He fled Afghanistan along with President Ashraf Ghani after the 2021 Taliban offensive, just before the fall of Kabul. He currently lives in exile in the UAE. He holds a PhD from Brunel University, UK.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author Preface by Hamdullah Mohib
Author Preface by Tam Hussein
Overview of Afghan History
Cast of Characters

Part 1: Beginnings - From Refugee to Politician
Chapter 1: The Accidental Mujahid
Chapter 2: Refugee Boy
Chapter 3: The Asylum Seeker
Chapter 4: Undergraduate Student-Debt, Duty, and Destiny
Chapter 5: Homecoming
Chapter 6: Return to the UK and a New Beginning

Part 2: The Rise - The Politics of Hope
Chapter 7: Ghani for President
Chapter 8: In the Halls of Power
Chapter 9: The Appointment
Chapter 10: Ambassador Mohib (2015-2018)
Chapter 11: National Security Advisor

Part 3: THE FALL - Why the Republic Fell
Chapter 12: The Business of Running A Republic
Chapter 13:Zalmay Khalilzad and the Great Betrayal
Chapter 14: Divide and Leave
Chapter 15: The Prisoner Release-A Turning Point in the Collapse
Chapter 16: The Presidential Crisis, the Taliban and Peace Talks
Chapter 17: Pakistan
Chapter 18: The Collapse-From Rumours to Reality
Chapter 19: Exile and Betrayal

Epilogue
Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780755658497
ISBN-10: 0755658493
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mohib, Hamdullah
Hussein, Tam
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 220 x 145 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Hamdullah Mohib (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2026
Gewicht: 0,355 kg
Artikel-ID: 136333528