{"product_id":"twenty-years-hope-war-and-the-betrayal-of-an-afghan-generation-9780374609948","title":"Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate history of the Afghan war--and the young Afghans whose dreams it enabled and dashed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo country was more deeply affected by 9\/11 than Afghanistan: an entire generation grew up amid the upheaval that began that day. Young Afghans knew the promise of freedom, democracy, and safety, fought with each other over its meaning--and then witnessed its collapse. In \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen draws on more than a decade of reporting from the country to tell Afghanistan's story from a new angle. Through the eyes of newly empowered women, skilled entrepreneurs, driven insurgents, and abandoned Western allies, we see the United States and its partners bring new freedoms and wealth, only to preside over the corruption, war-lordism, and social division that led to the Taliban's return to power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRasmussen relates this history via two main characters: Zahra, who returns from abroad with high hopes for her liberated county, where she must fight to escape a brutal marriage and rebuild her life; and Omari, who joins the Taliban to protect the honor of his village and country and winds up wrestling with doubt and the trauma of war after achieving victory. We also meet Parasto, who risks her life running clandestine girls' schools under the new Taliban regime, and Fahim, a rags-to-riches tycoon who is forced to flee. With intimate access to these and other characters, Rasmussen offers deep insight into a country betrayed by the West and Taliban alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sune Engel Rasmussen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.35w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374609948","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42860025381001,"sku":"9780374609948","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_72fab942-77ff-4f42-a1ae-7cde2033987e.jpg?v=1722313779","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/twenty-years-hope-war-and-the-betrayal-of-an-afghan-generation-9780374609948","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}