What are the best books about the soviet war in afghanistan from 1979 to 89. Bikes and books in afghanistan american libraries magazine. List of books and articles about afghan history online. The best books on afghanistan recommended by thomas barfield. The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. Books for asia afghanistan the asia foundation established its office in afghanistan in 1954, and supported educational institutions with regular donations of englishlanguage books and other materials until the late 1970s. Read on to understand how the war began in, but not against, afghanistan in 2001, and who the actors are now. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter. Anthropologist and afghanistan expert thomas barfield gives a panoramic view of afghanistan, from founding dynasties to the failed central asian states of today.
To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. Discover book depositorys huge selection of afghan war books online. There are several books that are excellent in covering different aspects of afghanistans history. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The kite runner by khaled hosseini, a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini, and the mountains echoed by khaled hossein. In the wake of the taliban nightmare, afghanistan must tackle serious problems before it can emerge as a confident, independent nation. Security in this battered state continues to deteriorate. Afghanistan is bordered by iran on the west, by pakistan on the east and south, and by turkmenistan, uzbekistan, and tajikistan on the north. Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for foreign empires for more than 200 years. In 2002, the foundation reopened its office and relaunched the books for asia program.
William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan the guardian. Afghanistan is an islamic republic country bordered by pakistan in the southeast, iran from west and turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan in the north. While the uk government was still portraying the mission as a peace support operation, the paras found themselves fighting intense eyeballtoeyeball battles to defend. Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home by. Top 10 books on afghanistan best book recommendations. Books on afghanistan history and culture rare and out of. Former soldier, andrew exum, tells us about flawed policy, unhappy outcomes and what could and should have been different. In afghanistan and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Effective state building will depend upon eliminating the national security crisis and enhancing the rule of law.
Best books about the soviet invasion of afghanistan. As us and british forces pull back, and the afghan national army abandons its outlying positions, the government is likely to shrink to spots on the landscape. In afghanistans southern pashtun province of helmand, the sheer size and emptiness of the land and a pervasive taliban presence has meant an inability of outside powers to control it. Postwithdrawal puzzle of policy options for india, pakistan and afghanistan postamerican withdrawal from afghanistan scenario after december 2014 and. Abdur rahman afghan army afghan government afghanistan afridis amanullah ambushed angloafghan armed artillery attack bannu battle became black mountain border brigade british force bunerwal called camp campaign captured casualties cavalry clan coalition column command daoud khan despite destroyed durand line emir expedition fanatics faqir. The goal of books for afghanistan is to change this. Years of war have left afghanistan with some of the lowest adult literacy rates in the worldabout 45% for men, and about 17% for women. Britains war in afghanistan, 20012014 everymans library classics by theo farrell 4.
William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan books. Following the pattern established by one of its major data sources, viz. The capital and the largest city of afghanistan is kabul. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. See the complete afghanistan war series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The us has repeatedly misdiagnosed the war in afghanistan. Sixteen topnotch academicians, generals and young scholars were invited to discuss the topic american withdrawal from afghanistan in december 2014. The forever war is one of the books about the war in afghanistan and iraq that gives a detailed account of how america deals with the challenges faced during the wars. This uptodate, comprehensive, thematically indexed bibliography devoted to afghanistan now and yesterday will help readers to efficiently find their way in the massive secondary literature available. Afghanistan, volume 20, issue 3 volume 22, issue 4.
Afghans, a crosssection of afghan people from diverse walks of life, during my. In partnership with khatiz organization for rehabilitation in kabul, our books for afghanistan program in 2018 donated another 83,245 hoopoe books in daripashto bilingual editions, 16,418 in english only and 1,000 books in minority languages a total of over 4. This land witnessed many dynasties and invasions like hotak dynasty and mongol invasion. But actually, i just want to leave the comment that the author on the title page is percy sykes, not soloman w. The author was a foreign correspondent for the new york times, and gives a historical account of afghanistan and the taliban as it rose to power in the 90s. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. The attacks of september 11, 2001 surprised many americans. Books for afghanistan keeps culture an open book sfgate. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. One of the great pleasures of writing my new book, return of a king. From the familiar to the obscure, novelist and military man jesse goolsby runs down the poetry, fiction, memoir and. If i get enough responses, i will write an item listing the best books to understand the afghan war. Press cc for english subs ive decided to take the jlpt n3 in december. To understand afghan society, read before taliban and heroes of the age by david edwards, and afghanistan.
Andrew exum recommends the best books for understanding the war in afghanistan. Here are some of the books ill be using from now until december to prepare myself for the big. This year, i decided to focus on books about afghanistan, frankly because so many people ask me how to best learn about the country. Pratiek sparsh samantara surveys some of the best contemporary literary fiction and nonfiction to come out of afghanistan, from both afghan and international authors, and looks at how these books interpret the culture, society and history of this unsettled landscape. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. For three years, from 2007 until 2010, sherard cowpercoles was on the diplomatic frontline in kabul as the wests mission in afghanistan sank deeper into crisis. State department, which will allow it to print and distribute nearly 2. Specifically books that arent too dry and also focus on the american supported afghani mujahedeen that fought against the soviets.