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1) Red Platoon: a true story of American valor

Author

Romesha, Clinton

Language

English

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In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost (COP) Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the United States military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the...

2) And the mountains echoed

Author

Hosseini, Khaled

Series

Thorndike Press large print basic
Doubleday Large Print Home Library

Language

English

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Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...

3) Nasreen's secret school: a true story from Afghanistan

Author

Winter, Jeanette

Publisher

Beach Lane Books

Pub. Date

�2009

Language

English

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Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.

4) Ashley's war: the untold story of a team of women soldiers on the Special Ops battlefield

Author

Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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Presents the story of First Lieutenant Ashley White and a groundbreaking team of female American warriors who served alongside Special Operations soldiers on the battle field in Afghanistan.