Name: Promises Betrayed: An Afghan Interpreter at the Fall of Kabul
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Author: David Petraeus
ISBN: 9781631321719

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Promises Betrayed: An Afghan Interpreter at the Fall of Kabul

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jamil Hassan

Preface by

David Petraeus

Publisher

Advanced Publishing LLC

Language

English

Pages

242

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN13

9781631321719

Synopsis "Promises Betrayed: An Afghan Interpreter at the Fall of Kabul "

Few operations in the War on Terror in Afghanistan would have been possible without the help of a vital group-Afghan translators and interpreters. While these individuals served alongside our troops, often at significant risk, many did not make it out during the August 2021 withdrawal and are still awaiting evacuation.One who did manage to escape, however, was Afghan interpreter Jamil Hassan, and this is his story. Promises Betrayed provides a first-hand account of the evacuation, along with a historical narrative about the war in Afghanistan, all told from the unique perspective of an Afghan ally. Having served as a translator for General David Petraeus and General John Nicholson in Afghanistan meant that Jamil and his family were, and are, high-value targets for possible Taliban retribution. Like many Afghans, Jamil Hassan believed in what our leaders were selling-the hope for a better life and a better future. He served alongside our troops and worked toward goals anchored on promises made by our country. But in August 2021, those promises were broken. Everything Jamil Hassan-along with countless American and coalition soldiers-worked for, was swept aside during the disastrous August withdrawal. For all intents and purposes, Jamil's home country is now lost, probably forever, and the fate of his friends and family members left behind is tenuous at best.In the pages that follow you'll read Jamil's minute-by-minute account of how he and his family, by the narrowest of margins, eventually made their way onto a plane and out of Kabul, on August 18, 2021. Promises Betrayed tells the real story of America's "War on Terror" in Afghanistan, and how the Biden Administration's actions failed America, our allies, and most of all, the freedom-loving Afghans who were left behind. Promises Betrayed tells the real story of the War on Terror in Afghanistan, and how the Biden Administration's actions failed America, our allies, and most of all, the freedom-loving Afghans who were left behind.

David Petraeus

(Preface by)

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David H. Petraeus es un general retirado del Ejército de los Estados Unidos y una de las figuras más influyentes en la redefinición de la estrategia militar estadounidense en las primeras décadas del siglo XXI. Tras una carrera de más de 37 años en las fuerzas armadas, Petraeus dirigió las operaciones en Irak y Afganistán, donde impulsó doctrinas centradas en contrainsurgencia y esfuerzos integrados de seguridad y desarrollo. Su enfoque pragmático sobre el uso de la fuerza y la colaboración con actores locales le ganó reconocimiento tanto dentro como fuera del Pentágono, y más tarde se desempeñó como director de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia, aportando su visión estratégica a la política de seguridad nacional.

Además de su carrera militar, Petraeus es autor y coautor de varios libros sobre liderazgo, estrategia y guerra moderna. Su obra Guerra. La evolución del conflicto militar desde 1945 a Gaza examina cómo han cambiado las formas de combate y las implicancias geopolíticas desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta los conflictos contemporáneos, integrando teoría, historia y experiencias de campo para ofrecer al lector una perspectiva profunda sobre la naturaleza dinámica del conflicto armado en la era moderna.

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