Author(s): N.B. Mills

Current Affairs

This book tells the untold story of Hamid Karzai's dramatic rise to the presidency of Afghanistan and the problems he and his country face. In 2004, Hamid Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first ever democratic election. Today, criticized for indecisiveness and targeted for assassination by extremists, Karzai struggles to build on the country's modest post-Taliban achievements before civil unrest undermines his government. Now, author Nick Mills draws on his in depth knowledge of Afghanistan and months of exclusive personal interviews with the charismatic Karzai to offer a unique and intimate portrait of the man, his life, his leadership, and his country's difficulties. Nick B. Mills (Cumberland Foreside, ME) is an Associate Professor of Journalism at Boston University College of Communication. He first met Hamid Karzai while serving as field director of Boston University's Afghan Media Project, which helped establish the Afghan Media Resource Center (AMRC) in 1987.