Afghanistan, a land of stunning landscapes, deep-rooted cultures, and tumultuous history, has captivated the world for decades. Its unique position at the crossroads of empires has made it both a ...

Afghanistan, by Louis Dupree (features a great collection of Afghan proverbs) Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 ...

IN AFGHANISTAN: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH, RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN OCCUPATION By David Loyn Palgrave MacMillan, $27.95, 231 pages REVIEWED BY ROBERT F. DUNN This is a most timely book. As NATO ...

The role America has played in Afghanistan is largely unknown to Americans, ... Afghanistan: The Invisible History. Published: Jun. 07, 2009, 2:31 p.m. By . Michael Sears, community blogger ...

The Triple AgentThe Al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIABy Joby Warrick(Doubleday; 244 ...

From NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, we offer four book recommendations for history buffs. Accessibility links. ... My name is Diaa Hadid, and I cover Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR.

In an excerpt from “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War,” Craig Whitlock details how the Bush administration hid the truth about an attack targeting Dick Cheney, amid fears it ...

Books are losing value in Afghanistan – this scares me. ... It is extremely painful to see this state of affairs in Afghanistan – a country with a long literary history and tradition.