The Afghans (Åsne Seierstad)

Bloomsbury presents The Afghans by Åsne Seierstad, read by Laila Pyne. "An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation." — Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amity and Prosperity "A valuable addition to the canon of literature on the country .

Author:: Åsne Seierstad
Narrator:: Laila Pyne
Content:: Unabridged (chapter list)
Length:: 16:14 h
Format:: MP3 download (682 MB)
Language:: English
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing (2025)
Genres:: History, Social Science
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01 - Chapter 1	0:10	1 MB
02 - Chapter 2	0:46	1 MB
03 - Chapter 3	0:03	1 MB
04 - Chapter 4	19:53	13 MB
05 - Chapter 5	13:01	9 MB
06 - Chapter 6	17:49	12 MB
07 - Chapter 7	9:09	6 MB
08 - Chapter 8	11:39	8 MB
09 - Chapter 9	20:07	14 MB
10 - Chapter 10	25:16	17 MB
11 - Chapter 11	22:49	15 MB
12 - Chapter 12	15:28	10 MB
13 - Chapter 13	0:03	1 MB
14 - Chapter 14	22:11	15 MB
15 - Chapter 15	24:00	16 MB
16 - Chapter 16	21:20	15 MB
17 - Chapter 17	12:33	8 MB
18 - Chapter 18	22:15	15 MB
19 - Chapter 19	28:29	19 MB
20 - Chapter 20	39:37	27 MB
21 - Chapter 21	10:38	7 MB
22 - Chapter 22	48:24	33 MB
23 - Chapter 23	15:22	10 MB
24 - Chapter 24	25:48	18 MB
25 - Chapter 25	45:26	31 MB
26 - Chapter 26	34:26	24 MB
27 - Chapter 27	16:36	11 MB
28 - Chapter 28	40:24	28 MB
29 - Chapter 29	0:03	1 MB
30 - Chapter 30	17:04	12 MB
31 - Chapter 31	23:59	16 MB
32 - Chapter 32	18:24	12 MB
33 - Chapter 33	20:34	14 MB
34 - Chapter 34	28:04	19 MB
35 - Chapter 35	23:35	16 MB
36 - Chapter 36	31:48	21 MB
37 - Chapter 37	33:56	23 MB
38 - Chapter 38	30:37	21 MB
39 - Chapter 39	22:28	16 MB
40 - Chapter 40	31:02	22 MB
41 - Chapter 41	8:07	5 MB
42 - Chapter 42	25:47	18 MB
43 - Chapter 43	33:15	23 MB
44 - Chapter 44	31:29	22 MB
45 - Chapter 45	29:40	21 MB
46 - Chapter 46	0:56	1 MB

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Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Afghans by Åsne Seierstad, read by Laila Pyne.

"An astonishing feat of writing and reporting and one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation." — Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amity and Prosperity
"A valuable addition to the canon of literature on the country . . . [Seierstad] manages to achieve a rare intimacy." — New York Times Book Review
From the internationally bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul, an expansive, deeply felt portrait of Afghanistan, examining the human cost of wars fought, lost, and won.
From Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban, from the outbreak of the War on Terror to its disastrous fallout, The Afghans 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.
Taking us through the Taliban's first year in power, The Afghans is 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.
© 2022 Åsne Seierstad

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