Written by Qais Akbar Omar.
This is a well written and readable book about growing up in Kabul over the last 30 years. The family was well educated, started the story with wealth, lost it all but somehow kept the ability to find a way to survive the Russians, the Civil War, and the Taliban and then find a way to make a living again after the Taliban were driven out.
My takeaway: There are decent people in Afghanistan and they know they have to rebuild their country, which can be done if the leadership fights corruption. The Taliban are not religious, they use religion as a means to gain economic support through force so they don't have to work. Anyone who fosters the warlords and corruption does not have the best interests of most Afghani's as their motive.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding what Afghanistan could be.
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