The Books for Afghanistan program recently received a Public Diplomacy Grant award of $4.5 million from the U.S. State Department, which will allow it to print and distribute nearly 2.6 million ...

From gripping memoirs to detailed historical accounts, here is a list of the seven best books that offer a window into Afghanistan's rich tapestry of history, politics, and human experiences. 1.

2007-06-23 18:24:00 PDT FREMONT-- She's never been to Afghanistan, but to Layma Murtaza it's home nonetheless. Born and raised in Fremont, the 24-year-old believes that her strong bond with her ...

In opinion pieces and editorials, it has become almost obligatory these days to say that Afghanistan has been forgotten by U.S. policymakers since their attention turned to Iraq. But recent events ...

Censorship, restricting education and devaluing books were never part of the Afghan tradition or culture. No country in world history has ever prospered when its rulers had suppressed knowledge ...

Afghanistan, it thought, was the window through which the jewel might be pilfered. And so Central Asia became the battleground for a “great game”, played out between daring young officers from ...

In 2018, Zarifa Ghafari became Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor.Below, read an exclusive excerpt from her book Zarifa: A Woman’s Battle in a Man’s World about her history-making mayoral ...

Once, in the decade after 9/11, Afghanistan was the good war and Iraq the bad, a war of “choice,” not necessity. Now they are both bad. Similarly, we like our winners and our losers well defined.

Kyleigh Kuhn has philanthropy in her genes. The San Francisco native's parents launched non-profit Roots of Peace in 1997 — which funds sustainable farming and schools in Afghanistan — and she ...

Author Lucas Strazzeri recently released a new book, "Afghanistan, Fortress of Cannabis." With rare images, Strazzeri takes us on a journey through the history of cannabis, shining a light on the ...

Based on rare access to photos and documents and interviews with over 100 soldiers and civilians in the U.S. and Afghanistan, "Horse Soldiers" by Doug Stanton tells the story of Special Forces ...