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Afghan Boy

Author : Paul Gait
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786235501
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Afghan Boy written by Paul Gait and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohammed has been orphaned in a suicide bombing and rescued from the debris of his family home by his Scout Leader, a British Army soldier and his search dog. However, the soldier, the only person that seems to care for him, leaves shortly after the rescue, at the end of his posting. Undeterred, the boy travels half way around the world to find the soldier, in the hope that he will adopt him. The journey is fraught with danger and the boy confronts many gruelling challenges; walking thousands of miles on foot, often through sandstorms, braves armed gangs and overloaded trucks, as well as a sinking dinghy and a menacing refugee camp in Calais. His many attempts to cross the channel are frustrated by the Border force. Can he beat the odds of getting to the UK and then, if he does, can he find the soldier. Will being a Scout help him? This is Mo's story, his 'IMPOSSIBLE DREAM'

The Kite Runner

Author : Khaled Hosseini
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 140882485X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

The Underground Girls of Kabul

Author : Jenny Nordberg
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307952495
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Underground Girls of Kabul written by Jenny Nordberg and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.

The Lightless Sky

Author : Gulwali Passarlay
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062443887
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Lightless Sky written by Gulwali Passarlay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Afghan child refugee chronicles his harrowing journey across the world in this “gripping account of a life-threatening journey to freedom” (Independent, UK). After his father was killed in 2006, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali’s mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. On his yearlong trek, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror—and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games. In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at the modern refugee crisis.

The Dancing Boy

Author : Roy E. Stolworthy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781478193203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Dancing Boy written by Roy E. Stolworthy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Gillet's army career was his world. After attempting to force an entrance into a suspected terrorist's hideout in Afghanistan, he was pulled back by a young Afghan boy before an IED exploded, and he lost a foot when it might have been his life. In reprisal, the Taliban murdered the boy's family as an example to anyone foolish enough to assist the coalition forces. Seeking one more slice of action and riddled with guilt. Under his own steam Gillet returns to Afghanistan to repay the debt, armed with the knowledge the boy has been sold as a dancing boy into child sex slavery.

Boy Overboard

Author : Morris Gleitzman
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
ISBN 13 : 1742283721
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Boy Overboard written by Morris Gleitzman and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of adventure, ball control and hope. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia? Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard.

The Vista

Author : C. R. Shea
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781483493183
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book The Vista written by C. R. Shea and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after the 9/11 attacks, Mike, a staff sergeant in the US Army has command of a squad of ten soldiers stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mike learns from his informant of a time honoured tradition that takes place in this part of the world, the "Bacha Bazi Boys," boys abused by the taliban, and successful business men. The boys are forced to entertain against their will. Farrin Khan, a gifted doctor and his American wife Rachel have two boys that go missing, later learn from a hired investigator that they have been abducted. Getting clearance for a covert mission, Mike sets out with five hand-chosen men from his squad, a sniper from Delta Force, and their trusted bomb-sniffing dog King, they embark into the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. A Pakistani guide leads them through the harsh, snowy mountains of the Hindu Kush.The Commanders watch as scheduled drone surveillance witness the hardships they endure. Finding the cave system, its not at all what they expected.

Born Under a Million Shadows

Author : Andrea Busfield
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429953608
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Born Under a Million Shadows written by Andrea Busfield and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving tale of the triumph of the human spirit amidst heartbreaking tragedy, told through the eyes of a charming, impish, and wickedly observant Afghan boy The Taliban have withdrawn from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their regime remain. In his short life, eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, his sister has been abducted, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of parsimonious relatives to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. Ever the optimist, Fawad hopes for a better life, and his dream is realized when Mariya finds a position as a housekeeper for a charismatic Western woman, Georgie, and her two foreign friends. The world of aid workers and journalists is a new one for Fawad, and living with the trio offers endless curiosities—including Georgie's destructive relationship with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan, whose exploits are legendary. Fawad grows resentful and worried, until he comes to learn that love can move a man to act in surprisingly good ways. But life, especially in Kabul, is never without peril, and the next calamity Fawad must face is so devastating that it threatens to destroy the one thing he thought he could never lose: his love for his country. A big-hearted novel infused with crackling wit, Andrea Busfield's brilliant debut captures the hope and humanity of the Afghan people and the foreigners who live among them.

Boys in Zinc

Author : Svetlana Aleksievich
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780241264119
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Boys in Zinc written by Svetlana Aleksievich and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the dead were shipped back in sealed zinc coffins. Boys in Zinc presents the honest testimonies of soldiers, doctors and nurses, mothers, wives and siblings who describe the lasting effects of war. Weaving together their stories, Svetlana Alexievich shows us the truth of the Soviet-Afghan conflict- the killing and the beauty of small everyday moments, the shame of returning veterans, the worries of all those left behind. When it was first published in the USSR in 1991, Boys in Zinc sparked huge controversy because of its unflinching, harrowing insight into the realities of war.

Compelled Street Kid

Author : Aurangzaib Sharifi
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503599418
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Compelled Street Kid written by Aurangzaib Sharifi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story of an Afghan kid who was compelled to work to support his family in the cage of exile with all the difficulties and cruelty (being beaten and threatened) by the people when the domestic war and massacre began in Afghanistan back in the 1990s. He had a dream to become well-known and educated, but his hopes and will were killed by his family, his situation, and the cruel people. But this man never stopped reaching for his goal. He struggled and crossed the most dangerous and hardest obstacles in his life to achieve his goals.

Green on Blue

Author : Elliot Ackerman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476778566
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Green on Blue written by Elliot Ackerman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war"--Amazon.com.

Dancing in the Mosque

Author : Homeira Qaderi
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006297033X
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Dancing in the Mosque written by Homeira Qaderi and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A People Book of the Week & a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the Year An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the military on edge, it was not uncommon for an armed soldier to point his gun at the pregnant woman’s bulging stomach, terrified that she was hiding a bomb. Frightened and in pain, she was once forced to make her way on foot. Propelled by the love she held for her soon-to-be-born child, Homeira walked through blood and wreckage to reach the hospital doors. But the joy of her beautiful son’s birth was soon overshadowed by other dangers that would threaten her life. No ordinary Afghan woman, Homeira refused to cower under the strictures of a misogynistic social order. Defying the law, she risked her freedom to teach children reading and writing and fought for women’s rights in her theocratic and patriarchal society. Devastating in its power, Dancing in the Mosque is a mother’s searing letter to a son she was forced to leave behind. In telling her story—and that of Afghan women—Homeira challenges you to reconsider the meaning of motherhood, sacrifice, and survival. Her story asks you to consider the lengths you would go to protect yourself, your family, and your dignity.

My Life with the Taliban

Author : Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef
Publisher : Hurst & Company Limited
ISBN 13 : 1849041520
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book My Life with the Taliban written by Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef and published by Hurst & Company Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abdul Zaeef describes growing up in poverty in rural Kandahar province, which he fled for Pakistan after the Russian invasion of 1979. Zaeef joined the jihad in 1983, was seriously wounded in several encounters and met many leading figures of the resistance, including the current Taliban head, Mullah Mohammad Omar. Disgusted by the lawlessness that ensued after the Soviet withdrawal, Zaeef was one among the former mujahidin who were closely involved in the emergence of the Taliban, in 1994. He then details his Taliban career, including negotiations with Ahmed Shah Massoud and role as ambassador to Pakistan during 9/11. In early 2002 Zaeef was handed over to American forces in Islamabad and spent four and a half years in prison in Bagram and Guantanamo before being released without charge. My Life with the Taliban offers insights into the Pashtun village communities that are the Taliban's bedrock and helps to explain what drives men like Zaeef to take up arms against the foreigners who are foolish enough to invade his homeland.

I Am a Bacha Posh

Author : Ukmina Manoori
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1632200015
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book I Am a Bacha Posh written by Ukmina Manoori and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2015 Amelia Bloomer List Selection "You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy. In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called bacha posh: literally "girls dressed as boys." This practice offers families the freedom to allow their child to shop and work—and in some cases, it saves them from the disgrace of not having a male heir. But in adolescence, religion restores the natural law. The girls must marry, give birth, and give up their freedom. Ukmina decided to confront social and family pressure and keep her menswear. This brave choice paved the way for an extraordinary destiny: she wages war against the Soviets, assists the mujaheddin and ultimately commands the respect of all whom she encounters. She eventually becomes one of the elected council members of her province. But freedom always has a price. For "Ukmina warrior" that price was her life as a woman. This is a stunning and brave memoir about a little known practice that will challenge your perceptions about gender and the courage it takes to live your life to the fullest. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The River Village

Author : Wali Shaaker
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359836828
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The River Village written by Wali Shaaker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey through time while learning about Afghan culture, history, and politics. The unforgettable story of Masih, a teenage boy, who struggles to find his place amidst a chaotic atmosphere of war and political upheaval during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. -Kabul, Afghanistan -- On a winter night in 1980, intelligence officers of the Marxist regime raid Dr. Sharif's house and arrest him. They accuse Sharif of having ties with the mujahidin, anti-government forces. After his arrest, his fourteen-year-old son Masih aspires to quit school and join his mujahidin cousins in Deh Darya, The River Village near Kabul in order to fight against the invading Soviet army. However, Nadia, his mother and a strong-minded woman, opposes his decision. She is determined to keep her son, her only child alive

Journey of a Shepherd Boy

Author : Ghulam Jewayni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781475208108
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Journey of a Shepherd Boy written by Ghulam Jewayni and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shepherd boy in a remote village in Afghanistan, close to the Iranian border, excels at school and is sent to Kabul and then the US to study. After he becomes the Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union invades and he realizes he must escape.

Words in the Dust

Author : Trent Reedy
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 054557806X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Words in the Dust written by Trent Reedy and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Christopher Medal and a "heart-wrenching" Al Roker's Book Club selection on the Today Show. Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her--"Inshallah," God willing. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to her village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikha--but can she dare to hope they'll come true?