afghanistan

Contains twenty-two articles that report on the real-life experiences of American combat soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Nelofer Pazira recounts the experiences she had during her childhood in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation.

Traces the history of Afghanistan from its origins through the twentieth century, highlighting the major events and conflicts that have marked the country and its people.

Explores the Clinton and Bush administration's attempts to stabilize Afghanistan and make it safe for U.S. energy companies to build a pipeline there, focusing on the secret diplomacy between the Bush administration and the Taliban from February to August 2001.

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.

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.

A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to Afghanistan, discussing the military situation, the status of human rights, progress toward democracy, and drug trade.

Provides an overview of CIA and other covert operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, detailing efforts to capture or kill bin Laden and the failure to stop the events of September 11th.

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.