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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe (P.S.) by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Publisher Comments Kamila Sidiqi's life changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. After her father and brother were forced to flee, she became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Banned from school, confined to her home, and armed only with... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Places In Between by Rory Stewart Publisher Comments In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile Publisher Comments The untold story of a whiskey-swilling, skirt-chasing, scandal-prone congressman from Texas, and how he conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest and most successful covert operation in U.S. history In a little over a decade, two... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan Into the Future by Fawzia Koofi Publisher Comments The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi was left to die in the sun after birth by her mother. But she survived, and perseverance in the face of extreme hardship has defined her life ever since. Despite the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice by Malalai Joya Publisher Comments Malalai Joya was named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People of 2010. An extraordinary young woman raised in the refugee camps of Iran and Pakistan, Joya became a teacher in secret girls schools, hiding her books under her burqa so the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics) by Thomas Barfield Publisher Comments "This fascinating survey of Afghanistan is an excellent book for those wanting to go beyond headlines. Written by an expert, with the stylistic flair to be savored by the nonexpert, Afghanistan also has judgments worthy of scholarly reflection. Barfield... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Valley's Edge: A Year with the Pashtuns in the Heartland of the Taliban by Daniel R. Green Publisher Comments In this gripping, firsthand account, Daniel Green tells the story of U.S. efforts to oust the Taliban insurgency from the desolate southern Afghan province of Uruzgan. Nestled between the Hindu Kush mountains and the sprawling wasteland of the Margow and... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Taliban and Crisis of Afghanistan (08 Edition) by Amin Tarzi Publisher Comments The Taliban remain one of the most elusive forces in modern history. A ragtag collection of clerics and madrasa students, this obscure movement emerged out of the rubble of the Cold War to shock the world with their draconian Islamic order. The Taliban... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom by Zoya Review "A tale of struggle and suffering...from a courageous freedom fighter...Timely and sobering." Kirkus... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Publisher Comments The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war—a rare achievement for any Afghan woman—Kamila was subsequently banned from school... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban by Sarah Chayes Publisher Comments From a beloved former NPR reporter comes a news-breaking eyewitness account of how the U.S. government and armed forces allowed, and even abetted, the tragic return to violent warlordism in Afghanistan following the defeat of the Taliban.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers by Peter Tomsen Publisher Comments As Ambassador and Special Envoy on Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992, Peter Tomsen has had close relationships with Afghan leaders and has dealt with senior Taliban, warlords, and religious leaders involved in the regions conflicts over the last two decades.... (read more) List Price $39.99 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Toughing It Out in Afghanistan by Michael E Ohanlon Publisher Comments Michael O'Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan have written a superb analysis of the current strategy in Afghanistan. It is an insightful work by two authors with exceptional knowledge and experience. It is a must-read for those who want a clear understanding of... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $16.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Afghanistan: A Cultural History by St John Simpson Publisher Comments A fascinating illustrated introduction to the cultural history, peoples, art, and civilization of this ancient region - the gateway between East and West, North and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Women of the Afghan War by Deborah Ellis Publisher Comments This is an account of the Afghan War and its tragic aftermath as told by the women who were caught up in it and became its innocent victims. The voices in this oral history will provide personal snapshots to the news reports of the Taliban activities now... (read more) List Price $150.25 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Afghanistan: A Modern History by Angelo Rasanayagam Publisher Comments Afghanistan has long been the focal point of East-West relations, from the 19th and early 20th centuries when its mountain ranges provided the arena where the world's greatest powers sought to expand their influence to its center role in international... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop (07 Edition) by Giustozzi Publisher Comments Since the Allied invasion of Afghanistan in 2002, the Bush administration has celebrated the imminent demise of the Taliban, with claims of a moral and psychological defeat playing a prominent role in the presidential elections of 2004. Some commentators... (read more) List Price $18.50 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul by J. Malcolm Garcia Publisher Comments Explores the relationship between six orphans; a dog; a Muslim man; and the author, an inexperienced American journalist, thrust together in post-9/11 Afghanistan, in book that shows how profoundly the country changed the author.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $19.48 Google eBooks - Electronic
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