{"product_id":"9781639736263","title":"The Afghans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing feat of writing and reporting, [and] one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003eEliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important, heartbreaking book about the limits of military power, religious fundamentalism, America's broken promises and the profound betrayal of Afghan women.”\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003eEric Schlosser, Pulitzer Prize finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Kabul, \u003c\/i\u003ean expansive, deeply felt portrait of Afghanistan, examining the human cost of wars fought, lost, and won.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban, from the outbreak of the War on Terror to its disastrous fallout,\u003ci\u003e The Afghans\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary journey told over the course of three lives. Since she was a girl, Jamila fought tirelessly for her education. At 25, strengthened by the Quran and supported by the flow of international aid that accompanied U.S. invasion, she set off on a campaign to lead Afghanistan to a better future. Meanwhile, teenager Bashir joined the Taliban, eager to kill infidels in a holy war he would one day lead. In their crosshairs, Ariana grew up with hopes of becoming a lawyer-only to have them dashed in 2021 as the U.S. military pulled out and the Taliban retook Kabul, shuttered schools, and wiped the country clean of Western influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us through the Taliban's first year in power, \u003ci\u003eThe Afghans \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential contribution to the American reckoning with our longest war and a profound work of empathy for three people shaped by a ruinous battle for the soul of their nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Åsne Seierstad","offers":[{"title":"Bloomsbury |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2025-08-05","offer_id":46576652484863,"sku":"9781639736263","price":43.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2c7efd31-f118-48dd-9fa3-c66b41b37f4b.jpg?v=1742505246","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781639736263","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}