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The Punishment of Virtue by Sarah Chayes

The Punishment of Virtue

Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban

Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban

By Sarah Chayes

By Sarah Chayes

By Sarah Chayes

By Sarah Chayes

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    About The Punishment of Virtue

    As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat of the Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to build democracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positions of power and the Taliban to re-infiltrate the country. This is an eyeopening chronicle that highlights the often infuriating realities of a vital front in the war on terror, exposing deeper, fundamental problems with current U.S. strategy.

    About The Punishment of Virtue

    As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat of the Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to build democracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positions of power and the Taliban to re-infiltrate the country. This is an eyeopening chronicle that highlights the often infuriating realities of a vital front in the war on terror, exposing deeper, fundamental problems with current U.S. strategy.

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    About Sarah Chayes

    SARAH CHAYES has served as special assistant on corruption to Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as having advised David McKiernan and Stanley McChrystal (commanders of the International Security Assistant Force). She has been… More about Sarah Chayes

    About Sarah Chayes

    SARAH CHAYES has served as special assistant on corruption to Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as having advised David McKiernan and Stanley McChrystal (commanders of the International Security Assistant Force). She has been… More about Sarah Chayes

    Product Details

    Category: World Politics | Middle Eastern World History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 26, 2007 | 416 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143112068

    Category: World Politics | Middle Eastern World History

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 17, 2006 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781101201640

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    Engrossing . . . In elegant prose, [Chayes] brings to life the regionÆs rich history, complex politics and proud ethnic Pashtun tribesmen. (The New York Times Book Review)

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