This is the first book review on this blog, and it is admittedly too late for a book that was published last year. But I have long wanted to write something about English-language books written by Afghan authors; this is my opportunity. Qais Akbar Omar, author. In Omar, almost every side of t.

Rejuvenation of an Afghan Soul. In the Pursuit of Future. New Photos from Basir Seerat. Scholarship for Afghan girls in the U. Afghanistan Monuments on the eve of destruction.

A glance at the conflict in Afghanistan. Marine generals sacked for Camp Bastion failings. The banality of modern warfare. 21 is the new 18. Afghan Women in Pursuit of Justice - March 2017.

Failure of Security Transition? My op-ed Outlook Afghanistan published on August 13. According to civil society activists, 32 residents of Bamiyan have been killed during last six months, mostly in Jalrez District of Maidan Wardak and Ghorband District of Parwan on the way to Kabul. They say fuel tankers are torched by Taliban militants. Prices have gone skyrocketing in the province. With the local population welcoming and supportive of NATO troops, Taliban have failed to make .