Books to read about Afghanistan War to understand the ongoing crisis in the country

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has stepped down from his post after talks between Afghan government and Taliban negotiations took place at Presidential palace. As world looks upon ongoing Afghanistan War crisis and Taliban taking over country, take a look at some books that have covered this long-ongoing war in country and will help one understand current crisis. 

1. Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History

Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History written by Thomas Barfield introduces reers to diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites m as Afghans despite regional, cultural, and political differences that divide m. Barfield clearly describes how Afghanistan's armed factions plunged country into a civil war, giving rise to clerical rule by Taliban and Afghanistan's isolation from world. 

2.Taliban: Story of Afghan Warlords

Taliban: Story behind Afghan Warlords by Ahmed Rashid explains how Taliban came into being, how it is sustained and how Osama bin Len h risen to such a figure of absolute power. Ahmed Rashid clarifies often confusing racial and religious tensions that dominate this fractious land. And describes why drug tre has exacerbated an alrey strained situation.

3.This Man's Army

This Man's Army is a memoir written by Andrew Exum about his experience of  Afghanistan War. book recalls his journey as he led his troops into Afghanistan to root out hard-core remnants of Osama bin Len’s forces. Exum contended with Afghani warlords, cable news correspondents, and military bureaucracy while for hunting a desperate enemy in a treacherous land. After returning home, Exum struggled to come to terms with media cover and public perception of war.

4. Heroes of – Moral Fault Lines on Afghan Frontier

Heroes of looks at competition within Afghanistan between tribe, state and Islam. David B Edwards in his book writes that Afghanistan’s central problem was Afghanistan itself. book talks about much of political turmoil that has occurred in Afghanistan since Marxist revolution of 1978.

5. Before Taliban – Genealogies of Afghan Jih

Also written by David B Edwards, book traces lives of three recent Afghan leers in Afghanistan's history - Nur Muhamm Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waq. It explains how promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in 1960s crumbled and became present trdy of discord, destruction, and despair. Each of men Edwards profiles were engd in political struggles of country's recent history. y hoped to see Afghanistan become a more just and democratic nation. But ir visions for ir country were rically different, and in end, all three failed and were killed or exiled.

6. I Am Malala: Story of Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by Taliban

book is an autobiographical book by Malala Yousafzai details early life of Yousafzai, her far's ownership of schools and activism, rise and fall of  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Swat Valley and assassination attempt me against Yousafzai, when she was d 15, following her activism for female education.

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