afghanistan

"Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely opinionated, and Ali, shy and tender, had fallen in love. Defying their families, sectarian differences, cultural conventions, and Afghan civil and Islamic law, they ran away together only to live under constant threat from Zakia's large and vengeful family, who have vowed to kill her to restore the family's honor"--Amazon.

Looks at the war in Afghanistan, including its causes and notable figures and battles, and the continued fighting for the area that happened after the war.

Raptor's communications expert, Staff Sergeant Brian "Hawk" Bledsoe, is struggling with his inner demons, leaving him on the verge of an "other than honorable" discharge. Plagued with corrupted intel, Raptor team continues to track down the terrorist playing chess with their lives. Afghan pilot Fekiria Haidary is devastated when a systems glitch on her aircraft forces a weapons launch on a safe target. And when the deadly bombing separates Hawk from the team, he must make an impossible choice: save his brothers-in-arms, or save the woman and children depending on him to survive a brutal snowstorm.

This book describes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including why they happened, who was involved, and the aftermath.

Terrorism is explored in the context of the UN's international peace and security policies.

Examines the economic and political issues facing Afghanistan today. It provides up-to-date information about the country’s geography and climate, history, government, politics, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.

Ten stories of American heroes who risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.

A history of the Soviet War in Afghanistan during the Cold War that includes three stories in graphic novel format about actual skirmishes in the war.

Two teens from different ethnic groups in present-day Afghanistan must fight their culture, tradition, families, and the Taliban to stay together as they and another village boy relate the story of their forbidden love.