‘Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it – both good and horrifying – that very few international observers have encountered’ Rory Stewart<\/b><\/p>\n
‘By weaving personal stories into a modern history of Afghanistan, Andrew North provides a touching and intimate portrait of the country he grew to love. His beautiful illustrations add a unique perspective on how war has destroyed or transformed generations of Afghans’ Lindsey Hilsum<\/b><\/p>\n
In early 2022, veteran journalist Andrew North was kidnapped by the Taliban. By the time he found himself imprisoned in a jail cell, he had been reporting from Afghanistan for two decades, coming to know hundreds of Afghans along the way. This book brings together both his and their stories.<\/p>\n
Farzana was banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined.<\/p>\n
Bilal’s dream of becoming a journalist came true, but at a cost.<\/p>\n
While Abdul’s ambition to become a doctor was thwarted, Jahan’s prospects transformed radically for the better.<\/p>\n
And in a quiet province, the life of a boy called Naqibullah was shattered.<\/p>\n
Witness to both the country’s transformation and the mistakes that eventually led to its collapse, in War & Peace & War<\/i> North vividly evokes a country where foreign powers and internal forces have been on a collision course for over two centuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the wake of the 9\/11 attacks, journalist Andrew North arrived in Afghanistan for the first time. Meanwhile, the lives of five young Afghans were about to change forever: Farzana had been banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined. Bilal’s dream of becoming a journalist was about to come true, but it would also expose him to untold danger. Abdul was on the cusp of finally becoming a doctor after his studies were delayed by years of war. Jahan’s shoe-shine business was beginning to take a completely unexpected turn. And Naqibullah’s life in a quiet province was soon to be shattered by the arrival of Western forces. ‘War & Peace & War’ tells their stories, and those of many others North came to know over twenty years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[75],"product_tag":[648,259,960],"class_list":{"0":"post-107717","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-history","6":"product_tag-general-world-history","7":"product_tag-memoirs","8":"product_tag-middle-eastern-history","9":"pa_book_author-north-andrew","10":"pa_cover-paperback","11":"pa_dewey-958-10470922-edition23","12":"pa_imprint-ithaka","13":"pa_language-english","14":"pa_pages-8497","15":"pa_publisher-ithaka","16":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","18":"first","19":"onbackorder","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n