Shadows over Kabul : An Insider's Account of the Fall of the Afghan Republic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mohib, Hamdullah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mohib, Hamdullah.

Ghani, Ashraf, 1949-.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

National security--Afghanistan.

National security.

Local Subjects:

Mohib, Hamdullah.

Ghani, Ashraf, 1949-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.

Summary:

Hamdullah Mohib, the closest man to the Afghan President at the time of the Taliban offensive, explains how the West enabled the fall of Kabul.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Author's Preface - The Weight of Betrayal

Author's Preface

An Overview of Afghan History, My Approach to Writing this Book, and Note on the Text

Cast of Characters

Part One Beginnings - From Refugee to Politician

1 The Accidental Mujahid

2 Refugee Boy

3 The Asylum Seeker

4 Undergraduate Student - Debt, Duty and Destiny

5 Homecoming

6 Return to the UK and a New Beginning

Part Two The Rise - The Politics of Hope

7 Ghani for President

8 In the Halls of Power

9 The Appointment

10 Ambassador Mohib

11 National Security Advisor

Part Three The Fall - Why the Republic Fell

12 The Business of Running a Republic

13 Zalmay Khalilzad and the Great Betrayal

14 Divide and Leave

15 The Prisoner Release - A Turning Point in the Collapse

16 The Presidential Crisis, the Taliban and Peace Talks

17 Pakistan

Part Four The Countdown to Collapse

18 The Collapse - From Rumours to Reality

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7556-5846-9

OCLC:

1592688116