Love And War In Afghanistan

Gulmadova G Klaits, A Klaits

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English

Seven Stories Press,U.S.
01 August 2011

Biography: general; Social & cultural history

Love and War in Afghanistan presents true stories of fourteen ordinary men and women living in Northern Afghanistan. In a quarter-century of uninterrupted war, the people of Afghanistan have endured foreign invasions, ethnic strife, a fundamentalist Islamic totalitarian regime, and the unending crossfire of rival warlord factions. The country remains an object of fascination for journalists, academics, and filmmakers from around the world. In the midst of it all it is a startlingly powerful experience to discover, here, the voices of the Afghan people themselves.

Young lovers who elope against the wishes of their kin; a mullah whose wit is his only defense against his armed captors; a defector from the Soviet army; a woman who is forced to stand up to gangsters in Tajikistan-their dramatic stories emerge in their own unforgettable words. Whether in the sudden awakening of mercy in a Taliban militiaman, the lingering contempt of a woman for her husband's first wife, the pain and confusion of flight into exile, or the resourcefulness of a child who must provide for an entire family, the real focus of these narratives is the strength of solitary individuals faced daily with their own vulnerability.

Men, women, orphans, widows, widowers, Tajiks, Pashtuns, Uzbeks, Turkmens, schoolteachers, mullahs, former Taliban, mujahideen, big brothers, little sisters, captive wives, lovers in flight- Love and War in Afghanistan tells their stories, putting human faces onto a country torn by war.

By: Gulmadova G Klaits, A Klaits
Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781583227275
ISBN 10: 158322727X
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

ALEX KLAITS has worked for several international aid organizations in northeastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Washington, DC. GULCHIN GULMAMADOVA-KLAITS holds a BA in economics from a university in Dushanbe, Tajikistan although her studies were interrupted when she fled her hometown to escape the country's civil war.

Reviews for Love And War In Afghanistan

"""It's difficult to imagine a more welcoming entry into northern Afghan culture, or a more touching set of relationships formed, and maintained, under horrific circumstances."" - Publishers Weekly ""There is drama here, and much suffering, persistence and hope as well as moments of humour. However quixotic the external circumstances may seem, every reader will recognise their common humanity."" - Lakhdar Brahimi, Under Secretary-General of the UN"""