A kingdom of their own : the family Karzai and the Afghan disaster / Joshua Partlow.

"The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents: A rescue from demons -- Any path will lead you there -- So much in love -- Jump-starting a country -- Because we see more, we do more -- Government in a box -- An ordinary Afghan -- Smashing the china shop -- Close cousins -- Who's running this place? -- Where everyone gets accused -- Couldn't be more helpful -- A movie story -- Making the country great again -- The five fingers -- I hate politics -- Everybody in a corner -- Not religion but history -- The primary purpose of its existence -- Evil in heaven -- The zero option.

English