The "first" Afghan War was directed by Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad. Forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and Pakistani intelligence, Grenier defeated the Taliban and put Hamid Karzai in power in eighty-eight days. But his success would not last.
Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon]
, Blackstone Publishing
Language(s): English
ISBN:
9781481512435
,
1481512439
,
9781481512459
,
1481512455
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DC Contributor
Barrett, Joe
Abstract
The "first" Afghan War was directed by Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad. Forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and Pakistani intelligence, Grenier defeated the Taliban and put Hamid Karzai in power in eighty-eight days. But his success would not last.