Above the din of war
Subtitle: Afghans speak about their lives, their country, and their future--and why America should listen
By: Peter Eichstaedt
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781613745151
Subjects: Politics and government; Public opinion; Social conditions; Military; Afghan War (2001- ); Postwar reconstruction; HISTORY
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prisoner of the Taliban --; title: You have the watches, we have the time --; title: The fearless --; title: Talking with the Taliban --; title: Taliban justice --; title: The mullah is a terrorist --; title: Confessions of a suicide bomber --; title: The Jalalabad Video War --; title: The killing fields of Marja --; title: Burning in hell --; title: Bones in the desert --; title: Rejecting the Taliban --; title: The caves of Bamiyan --; title: Of copper and culture --; title: A war gone wrong --; title: Epilogue: Slouching toward calamity.