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Anna Badkhen
Anna Badkhen writes about people in extremis. She is the author of "The World Is a Carpet," "Afghanistan by Donkey," "Waiting for the Taliban," and "Peace Meals: Candy-Wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories." Her next book, "Walking with Abel," comes out in 2015. Badkhen's reporting from four... show more

Anna Badkhen writes about people in extremis. She is the author of "The World Is a Carpet," "Afghanistan by Donkey," "Waiting for the Taliban," and "Peace Meals: Candy-Wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories." Her next book, "Walking with Abel," comes out in 2015. Badkhen's reporting from four continents, including the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Chechnya, has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, and other publications.
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Skulls and Coffee
Skulls and Coffee rated it 7 years ago
This has been my eBook read while at work. Good but more like a magazine article. Did come away with some great food for thought about why Afghanistan is such a quagmire in terms of help, assistance, and why the war is dragging on with no end in sight. Also, I learned lots of new words like klept...
debnance
debnance rated it 12 years ago
Yes, sometimes the world is a carpet, but mostly it’s not. This book is about a world that’s not. You may think you have learned all about Afghanistan from the years our soldiers have spent time there, but this is not that Afghanistan. This is the Afghanistan experienced by the women who live there....
My Reading Life
My Reading Life rated it 13 years ago
No matter our differences, we all must eat. This is a war correspondent's record of the friendships she has cemented over meals and conversation in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. A moving tribute to those whose lives are in danger every single day; where a simple meal is a testament to living.
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