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A Fort of nine towers

an Afghan family story
2013

The photographer

2009
A graphic novel and photo journal that follows reporter Didier Lefevre on a dangerous journey through Afghanistan with the Doctors Without Borders mission.

Zoya's story

an Afghan woman's struggle for freedom
2002
A young Afghani woman who grew up during the wars of the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the Taliban describes the terror she has witnessed in her homeland and the work she has done to change other women's fates through the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).

And the mountains echoed

a novel
2013
"In 1952 Afghanistan, Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters"--Provided by OCLC.

The conflict in Afghanistan

1989
Discusses the origins, events, conclusion, and aftermath of the conflict in Afghanistan following the invasion by the Soviets.

Above the din of war

Afghans speak about their lives, their country, and their future--and why America should listen
2013
Peter Eichstaedt shares conversations he had with everyday people of Afghanistan during his time spent in Kabul in 2010.

In the sea there are crocodiles

based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari : a novel
2011
A novelization of the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, who fled with his mother at the age of ten when the Taliban took over his small village. Left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself, Akbari embarks on a five-year journey that takes him through Iran, Turkey, and Greece before he finally finds political asylum in Italy.

The places in between

2004
Rory Stewart recounts the experiences he had walking across Afghanistan in 2002, describing how the country and its people have been impacted by the Taliban and the American military's involvement in the region.

The Soviet-Afghan War

how a superpower fought and lost
2002
Chronicles the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan and discusses how the end result was a consequence of decisions made by Russians, Afghans, and Americans.

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