afghanistan

Presents the inside story of a small group of soldier-scholars, led by General David Petraeus, who determined to revolutionize the United States military and reshape twenty-first-century military policy.

In war-torn Kabul, Rukhsana, a spirited young journalist, devises a clever scheme to ensure her and her family's freedom by entering them in a cricket tournament where the winner will travel to Pakistan to train and then play at an international level.

Chronicles the author's captivity by the Taliban, relating how he was kidnapped, tortured, forced to watch his driver killed, and moved from lair to lair.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspective on issues concerning the United States' involvement in Afghanistan, including the effects of a withdrawal, the participation of NATO, and prospects of overcoming the Taliban.

Describes how the Afghan-born author flourished throughout her upbringing in America thanks to organized athletics, her founding of the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange for Afghan girls after the fall of the Taliban, and the personal stories of eight young soccer players.

An exploration of the history of Afghanistan since 1808 that focuses on the country's foreign relations and discusses Russian, British, and American involvement.

An account of the author's transition from being an Afghan refugee to becoming a devout Muslim and resistance fighter struggling against the Soviet occupation in the late 1980s and eventually a Harvard University student as he found a path away from extremism.

Joel Hafvenstein recounts the year he spent running an American-funded aid program in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, where he found himself trying to help the region's opium farmers make a legal living while helping them forget the former Taliban government, describing how he became caught up in a deadly drug war, dodging bandits in police uniforms and coping with the struggles Afghans live with every day of their lives.

Presents a collection of nineteen controversial essays that debate issues concerning Afghanistan such as whether or not the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was beneficial, how life has improved for women in that nation, and their changing political climate.