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Juvenile Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Provides information on the country of Afghanistan, describing its history, geography, economy, culture, and its relationships with other countries.
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c2010., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Current controversiesSummary Note: Discusses various sides of controversial topics regarding Afghanistan, discussing whether or not United States-led military operations have been beneficial, if democracy can work in the country, the continuation of American efforts, and long-term stabilization.
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c2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 WOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents a collection of nineteen controversial essays that debate issues concerning Afghanistan such as whether or not the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was beneficial, how life has improved for women in that nation, and their changing political climate.
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By Boaz, John2004., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 BOA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The world's hot spotsSummary Note: Presents thirteen primary and secondary documents on the history of instability in Afghanistan, covering its war with the Soviet Union, the rise and fall of the Taliban, and post-Taliban reconstruction, and includes a list of important people, a glossary, a chronology, and a further reading list.
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2002., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 915.81 GRI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Modern world nationsSummary Note: A look at the geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of Afghanistan, a country struggling to reconcile modernization with traditional values and ways.
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c2004., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transition
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c2004, Greenhaven Press ; Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transitionSummary Note: Examines the history of conflict in Afghanistan, discussing the colonial struggle for control, the country's experience during the Cold War, the Taliban regime and its sheltering of terrorists which led to war with the U.S. in 2001, ethnic diversity, and the lifestyle of Afghan women.
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2004., Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 958.104 FIS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: War and conflict in the Middle EastSummary Note: Discusses the war between the United States and Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., providing some historical context for the rise of the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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2004, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 958.104 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: War and conflict in the Middle East.Summary Note: This book discusses the war between the United States and Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., providing some historical context for the rise of the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press Call No: GR 741.5 TANAKA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press Call No: GN ELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.
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[2007], c2003., Grove Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West Call No: 958.104 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2005., Bloomsbury ; Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers Call No: 958.104 7 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the author's first-hand account and observations of living in Afghanistan when his father is appointed President Hamid Karzai's chief spokesman.
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c2011., Harper Call No: B Sediqi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Kamila Sidiqa's life is drastically changed when the Taliban seizes control of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. A teacher, she is banned from school and confined to her home, and when her father and brother are forced to flee the city, Kamila finds herself the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Amidst the war, she starts her own business by picking up her needle and thread and becomes a successful seamstress.
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-- One woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front2020., Juvenile, Philomel Books Call No: B HEGER Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pilot Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a medivac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart. More importantly, it marked the beginning of the mission to allow women to serve openly on battle front lines.
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Ã2020., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: MEMOIR NF HEG Edition: Young readers ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her experiences as a helicopter pilot in the National Guard.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORICAL FIC GRA Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: FIC Edition: First edition. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
