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The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park
Two brothers anticipate the annual New Year's Kite competition, wondering how
to balance duty and tradition and love for one's talent
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Eleven-year-old Parvana must masquerade as a boy to gain access to the outside
world and support her dwindling family during the oppressive rule of Afghanistan
by the Taliban.
Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis
After her father's death, 13-year-old Parvana, disguised as a boy, wanders alone
through war-torn Afghanistan looking for her mother and siblings who had disappeared
in the tumult of the Taliban takeover of Mazar-e-Sharif.
Mud City by Deborah Ellis
Fourteen-year-old Shauzia dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a
new life in France, but it is hard to reconcile that dream with the terrible
conditions of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives.
Afghanistan by Jeffrey Gritzner
A look at the geographic, political, economic and social aspects of Afghanistan,
a country struggling to reconcile modernization with traditional values and
ways.
Afghanistan by Bob Italia
Examines the history, geography, people, government, economy, art and recreation
of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan by Miriam Greenblatt
Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religion,
culture, sports and arts, and people of Afghanistan.
My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
by Latifa
The true story of a teenage girl, written during her exile, about growing up
in war-torn Afghanistan between 1997 and 2001.
Afganistan: The Culture
Afganistan: The Land
Afganistan: The People by Erinn Banting (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures
Series)
Text and photos show how the history, climate, geography, ethnology, wars, and
religion of Afghanistan have shaped the people and their customs and practices
of modern daily life in the mountains, deserts, and cities.
Afghanistan by Laurel Corona
Discusses the people, land, culture, history, and future of the Afghanistan
nation.
Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi
After the invading Soviets destroy their village, an elderly Afghani takes his
grandson on a quest to find the boy's father. The devastation of Afghanistan
during the Soviet war is suddenly and piercingly conveyed in Earth and Ashes.
Lie Down With Lions by Ken Follett
A riveting tale of international intrigue-and a dangerous old war love triangle-set
in Afghanistan.
Kabul: A Novel by M.E. Hirsh
An epic tale of civil war, political intrigue, and family tragedy, Kabul is
a moving, insightful portrayal of a proud nation brought to chaos.
Winter in Kandahar by Steven E. Wilson
Afghanistan comes to life in this story of love, betrayal, and war. Tajik Ahmed
Jan's journey begins in the Northern Alliance stronghold near Taloqan just a
month prior to the al-Qaida 9/11 conspiracy. He is swept away by the chaos that
soon engulfs the country before a chance discovery propels him to the forefront
of the clash between civilizations.
The Swallows of Kabul : A Novel by Yasmina Khadra
Khadra explores the effects of repression on a pair of Kabul couples in this
slim, harrowing novel of life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Storyteller's Daughter by Saira Shah
Born in England and raised on her father's fantastic stories of an Afghanistan
she had never known, Shah spends her adult life searching for a mythic place
of beauty. Shah first visits Afghanistan in 1986 as a war correspondent at the
age of 21 and later returns as the documentary producer of Beneath the Veil,
an expose of life under the Taliban that predated the national interest in the
embattled country
An Unexpected Light : Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot
An account of Elliot's two visits to Afghanistan. The first occurred when he
joined the mujaheddin circa 1979 and was smuggled into Soviet-occupied Afghanistan;
the second happened nearly ten years later, when he returned to the still war-torn
land.
The Sewing Circles of Herat : A Personal Voyage Through Afghanistan by
Christina Lamb
Expelled from Afghanistan by the Taliban for her reporting, award-winning British
journalist Lamb returned after the September 11 attacks to observe the land
and its people firsthand.
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
After living for three months with the Kabul bookseller Sultan Khan in the spring
of 2002, Norwegian journalist Seierstad penned this portrait of a nation recovering
from war, undergoing political flux and mired in poverty.
Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom by Zoya
Direct and unsentimental, Zoya vividly brings to life the realities of growing
up in a Muslim culture, the terror of living in a perpetual war zone, the pain
of losing those she has loved, the horrors of a woman's life under the Taliban,
and the discovered healing and transformation that lead her on a path of resistance.
The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan by Jon Lee Anderson
Anderson recounts the arduous task of developing sources and reporting on the
complexities of a nation caught up in its own ethnic and religious conflicts
and its place in the new war on terrorism.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from
the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll
From the managing editor of the Washington Post, a news-breaking account of
the CIA's involvement in the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic
militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Qaeda.
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary story of the Largest Covert Operation
in History by George Crile
From an award-winning 60 Minutes reporter comes the extraordinary story of the
largest and most successful CIA operation in history-the arming of the Mujahideen
in Afghanistan.
The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger by Robin Moore
A detailed account of how just a few hundred Green Berets, working alongside
the Northern Alliance, were able to overcome nearly 100,000 entrenched al-Qaida
and Taliban members and take control of Afghanistan.
Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan by
Robert D. Kaplan
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Kaplan braved the dangers
of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin-the "soldiers
of god"-whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust
the formidable Soviet invaders.
Afghanistan: A Modern History by Angelo Rasanayagam
Rasanayagam was Chief of Mission for the United Nations in Iran before becoming
Director of the UNHCR office in Peshawar, Pakistan. The first serious history
of modern Afghanistan, this book is of vital importance for understanding the
country's current crisis.
Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan by Michael
Griffin
Griffin approaches recent Afghan history through local and international news
reports in an effort to understand who the Taliban are and how they see their
role in Afghanistan and in the Islamic world.
Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics by Martin Ewans
Ewans examines the historical evolution of Afghanistan and carefully weighs
the lessons of history to provide a frank look at Afghanistan's prospects and
the international resonances of the nation's immense task of total political
and economic reconstruction.
Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
by Dayna Curry
The story of two Christian aid workers --from their imprisonment by the Taliban
to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces.
Veiled courage: Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance by Cheryl Benard
The history of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by Tamim Ansary
In a friendly and often humorous style, Ansary charms readers with colorful
stories of his life in Afghanistan and America, and shows what it is like to
belong to two very different cultures.
Afghanistan: a military history from Alexander the Great to the fall of
the Taliban
by Stephen Tanner
A complete military history of Afghanistan from the 3rd century B.C. to the
beginnings of Hamed Karzai's government.
Afghanistan: lifting the veil (Reuters Journalists)
A visual introduction to the culture and people of Afghanistan: their lives,
what they have endured, and the possibilities for the future.
Behind the Burqa: our life in Afghanistan and how we escaped to freedom
by "Sulima" and "Hala" as told to Batya Swift Yasqur
The memoir of two sisters who faced oppression and abuse under the Taliban regime
and the dangers of fleeing Afghanistan.