My Life - from Brigand to King

Bacha Saquo, the illiterate son of a water-carrier fought his way to the throne of Afghanistan and lost it within a year. Starting from nothing, and ruthless to a degree, his ambition was fired by a wandering Mulla’s prophecy of Kingship. Habibullah’s autobiography was dictated by the monarch to Jamal, his trusted henchman. The two were companions and friends, having grown up together, before the water-carrier embarked upon his reign of terror which is still remembered in Afghanistan. My Life – From Brigand to King is one of the most extraordinary biographies of any time. To read it helps one understand the background of why Afghanistan is as it is today.