Twenty years : hope, war, and the betrayal of an Afghan generation / Sune Engel Rasmussen.
"A group portrait of young Afghans who came of age during the two decades following 9/11."-- Provided by publisher.
"An intimate history of the Afghan war--and the young Afghans whose dreams it enabled and dashed. No country was more deeply affected by 9/11 than Afghanistan: an entire generation grew up amid the upheaval that began that day. Young Afghans knew the promise of freedom, democracy, and safety, fought with each other over its meaning--and then witnessed its collapse. In Twenty Years, the Wall Street Journal correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen draws on more than a decade of reporting from the country to tell Afghanistan's story from a new angle. Through the eyes of newly empowered women, skilled entrepreneurs, driven insurgents, and abandoned Western allies, we see the United States and its partners bring new freedoms and wealth, only to preside over the corruption, war-lordism, and social division that led to the Taliban's return to power. Rasmussen relates this history via two main characters: Zahra, who returns from abroad with high hopes for her liberated county, where she must fight to escape a brutal marriage and rebuild her life; and Omari, who joins the Taliban to protect the honor of his village and country and winds up wrestling with doubt and the trauma of war after achieving victory. We also meet Parasto, who risks her life running clandestine girls' schools under the new Taliban regime, and Fahim, a rags-to-riches tycoon who is forced to flee. With intimate access to these and other characters, Rasmussen offers deep insight into a country betrayed by the West and Taliban alike."--Publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374609948
- ISBN: 0374609942
- Physical Description: viii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-335).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Ground zero -- Promises -- The undoing -- Exit wounds.
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- Subject:
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, Afghan.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Youth.
Young adults > Aghanistan > Biography.
Afghanistan > Social conditions > 21st century.
Afghanistan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Afghanistan. - Genre:
- Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 958.1 RAS (Text) | 37810435826127 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
