Above the din of war : Afghans speak about their lives, their country, and their future--and why America should listen

Eichstaedt, Peter H. 1947- (Author).

Summary: Providing a forum for the everyday people of Afghanistan to be heard, Eichstaedt reveals the truth behind the calculated rhetoric of war, politics, and diplomacy, and suggests a path forward toward a sustainable future for Afghanistan and southern Asia.

Record details

ISBN: 9781613745151
ISBN: 161374515X
Physical Description: print
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill Books, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prisoner of the Taliban -- You have the watches, we have the time -- The fearless -- Talking with the Taliban -- Taliban justice -- The mullah is a terrorist -- Confessions of a suicide bomber -- The Jalalabad Video War -- The killing fields of Marja -- Burning in hell -- Bones in the desert -- Rejecting the Taliban -- The caves of Bamiyan -- Of copper and culture -- A war gone wrong -- Epilogue: Slouching toward calamity.