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Living in a War-torn Area

Submitted by mmiddleton on February 8, 2008 - 11:15.

"The bomb has exploded in the middle of a marketplace -- probably one of the most crowded places in Kabul at this hour. Just days ago I was there with my father, who bought some freshly cracked almonds. . . . Witnesses are saying there are hands and arms over there, unrecognizable pieces of human flesh. . . . It's too hard to process." The author moves back and forth between the US and Afghanistan, but can you imagine living in this situation day after day with no end in sight and no relief? How did this book help you to understand the living conditions and the political situation in Afganistan?

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