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The 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), is an Army Reserve unit of the British Army.Now recruiting across the United Kingdom originally the Battalion covered the North of England, with its headquarters located in Pudsey, West Yorkshire.
The Underground Girls of Kabul: in Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan is a book by Jenny Nordberg that documents the bacha posh of Afghanistan. Bacha posh translates from Dari as "dressed up like a boy." It is a term used in Afghanistan and in this book to describe children who are born as girls but are dressed up, raised and treated ...
The book describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and elevating education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the beginnings of his humanitarian efforts, Mortenson co-founded the Central Asia Institute (CAI), a non-profit group that has reported ...
- The Mongols of Afghanistan, an Ethnography of the Moghols and Related Peoples of Afghanistan. [29] Shahrani, Nazif and Charlie Nairn – The Kirghiz of Afghanistan: TV Film. [30] Singhal, D. P. - India and Afghanistan 1876-1907: A Study in Diplomatic Relations. [31] Sinno, Abdulkader H. – Organizations at War in Afghanistan and Beyond. [32]
Before embarking on Outlaw Platoon. Parnell's coauthor, military historian John R. Bruning, embedded himself with a unit in Afghanistan in 2010 in preparation for writing the book for Parnell. [3] The book was discussed as part of the Commandant's Book Club at the United States Military Academy in 2013. [4]
We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope is a 2016 non-fiction book about women's rights in Afghanistan. It was published by the George W. Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center , with an introduction by former First Lady Laura Bush .
Green on Blue: A Novel is a 2015 work of fiction written by Elliot Ackerman.Set in modern-day Afghanistan, it is told through the point of view of Aziz, a young boy who must join the "Special Lashkar" – a U.S. funded militia – in order to save his injured brother.
Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a New York Times bestselling book by Greg Mortenson published by Viking in 2009. [1] The book is the sequel to the bestselling book Three Cups of Tea and tells the story of Mortenson's humanitarian efforts to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan with ...