afghanistan

Afghan women Mariam and Laila grow close, despite their nearly twenty-year age difference and initial rivalry, as they suffer at the hands of a common enemy--their abusive, much-older husband, Rasheed.

Parvana lives in Afghanistan where women are not allowed to do anything because of the Taliban who run the country so she transforms herself into a boy to become the breadwinner.

Benjamin Tupper, a captain in the Army National Guard, tells the story of his time in Afghanistan with the Embedded Training Teams and how, without much knowledge of Afghanistan culture or language, Tupper and his teams set out to train the newly formed Afghan National Army.

Describes the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, and argues that what most people think about the occupation is wrong, explaining how the Russian conscripts suffered badly from mismanagement and strategic errors, but they were never defeated on the battlefield, and withdrew in good order.

Suraya Sadeed chronicles her efforts to bring hope and relief to the refugees, women, and orphans of Afghanistan, describing how she has risked her own life to help the war-torn country and create the organization Help the Afghan Children.

Presents an overview of the Taliban, describing its structure, policies, and relations with the international community, and also discusses Afghanistan's Islamic tradition.

An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, resources, people, and culture of the mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia that covers an area slightly larger than France.

An Afghan boy struggling with the realities of his life in a refugee camp finds strength in his training as a carpet weaver, creating a tapestry of roses that helps him cope when his sister is hurt.

British reporter Christina Lamb examines the history and culture of Afghanistan and describes the differences between the Afghanistan she knew in the late 1980s and the one to which she returned after the September 11 attacks.