{"product_id":"the-afghans","title":"The Afghans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmity and Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A valuable addition to the canon of literature on the country . . . [\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeierstad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e] manages to achieve a rare intimacy.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833454801101,"sku":"9781639736263","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_d36f29fe-64ee-4363-859a-8d7f9ef636dc.jpg?v=1790873055","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-afghans","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}