{"product_id":"the-afghans-three-lives-through-war-love-and-revolt-9781639736263","title":"The Afghans: Three Lives Through War, Love, and Revolt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation.\"--Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmity and Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Kabul, \u003c\/i\u003ean expansive, deeply felt portrait of Afghanistan, examining the human cost of wars fought, lost, and won.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban, from the outbreak of the War on Terror to its disastrous fallout, \u003ci\u003e The Afghans\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary journey told over the course of three lives. Since she was a girl, Jamila fought tirelessly for her education. At 25, strengthened by the Quran and supported by the flow of international aid that accompanied U.S. invasion, she set off on a campaign to lead Afghanistan to a better future. Meanwhile, teenager Bashir joined the Taliban, eager to kill infidels in a holy war he would one day lead. In their crosshairs, Ariana grew up with hopes of becoming a lawyer-only to have them dashed in 2021 as the U.S. military pulled out and the Taliban retook Kabul, shuttered schools, and wiped the country clean of Western influence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking us through the Taliban's first year in power, \u003ci\u003eThe Afghans \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential contribution to the American reckoning with our longest war and a profound work of empathy for three people shaped by a ruinous battle for the soul of their nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Åsne Seierstad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.89w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639736263","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44151101161517,"sku":"9781639736263","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_76ef4e48-cc72-4f15-b0fc-74adeca61d33.jpg?v=1757342626","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-afghans-three-lives-through-war-love-and-revolt-9781639736263","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}