The Afghans: Three Lives through War, Love, and Revolt
by Åsne Seierstad
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"In her international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist ¿sne Seierstad studied life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Now twenty years later, the Taliban is back in power, and Seierstad returns with The Afghans, a book to help us understand Afghanistan's past, present and future, told through the lives of three unforgettable people. In her compelling, intimate and thought-provoking new book, Seierstad introduces us to three show more people whose lives have been shaped by the fall and rise of the Taliban - Jamila, Bashir and Ariana - as well their families, friends, foes and co-fighters. Jamila is a women's rights activist; Bashir is a Taliban commander; Ariana is a law student who had one semester left when the Taliban came to power. The stories of these three Afghans encompass love, loss, revolt and war as well as the everyday rhythms of family life. Through them, we experience and come to understand the lead-up to the Taliban retaking power in 2021, how the first year of Taliban rule unfolded, and where this leaves Afghans today, and tomorrow"--Back cover. show lessTags
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Asne Seierstad has received numerous awards for her journalism and has reported from such war-torn regions as Chechnya, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq. She is fluent in five languages and lives in Norway
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Biography & Memoir
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- 958.1047 — History & geography History of Asia Central Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzebekistan Afghanistan 1919- 2001-2021
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- DS371.413 .S45 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Afghanistan
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