afghanistan

A graphic novel and photo journal that follows reporter Didier Lefevre on a dangerous journey through Afghanistan with the Doctors Without Borders mission.

With Kabul in ruins from the Taliban's control, Parvana dresses as a boy and sets out to leave Afghanistan in search of her family.

Inspired by a memoir by humanitarian Gideon Crane, Parveen Shams travels to a remote village in the land of her birth to help with his charitable foundation. But when she sees that his book is littered with lies, Parveen must decide where her loyalties lie--with the soldiers or the villagers.

Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller describes the journey she and her family took to escape Afghanistan after the 1980 Soviet invasion and reconnect with her mother, who never returned after leaving for medical treatment in India.

"Sonita has been a refugee for her entire life. Born in a refugee camp in Pakistan, Sonita had never seen her familys homeland of Afghanistan until, faced with discrimination in Pakistan and possible deportation, her parents decided to return. But despite the end of the war, Afghanistan is not the home Sonitas parents and sister remember. Sonita must adjust to life in a homeland she has never known, and work hard to survive and thrive in a country still full of conflict and insecurity. Interwoven with facts about the conflict in Afghanistan, Sonitas story gives a look at the experiences of Afghan refugees forced to return to a home that no longer exists"--Amazon.

Former US Navy Lieutenant Brad Snyder shares his heroic journey from being blinded by an IED in Afghanistan to becoming a gold medalist in the Paralympics.

A book for high school students about the reality of daily life under control of the Taliban.

With Kabul in ruins from the Taliban's control, Parvana dresses as a boy and sets out to leave Afghanistan in search of her family.

"Soon after fleeing Afghanistan and moving to London with her family, Aliya's brother is accused of being a terrorist. Aliya begins to doubt her brother's innocence when Dan, a young man who does plumbing work in their new house, finds a gun in their bathroom. Dan discovers that his own father might have links to the brother, but he holds his tongue. Aliya and Dan try to find out the truth in order to protect both their families"--Amazon.com.