August in Kabul
America's last days in Afghanistan
$31.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
Told through the eyes of witnesses to the fall of Kabul, Walkley award-winning journalist Andrew Quilty’s debut publication offers a remarkable record of this historic moment.
As night fell on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. After a 20-year conflict with the United States, its Western allies and a proxy Afghan government, the Islamic militant group once aligned with al Qaeda was about to bury yet another foreign foe in the graveyard of empires. And f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522878769 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522878768 |
| Author: | Andrew Quilty |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 445g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Andrew Quilty
Andrew Quilty is the recipient of eight Walkley Awards, including the Gold Walkley, for his work on Afghanistan, where he has been based since 2013. He has also received the George Polk Award, the World Press Photo Award and the Overseas Press Club of America award for his investigation into massacres committed by a CIA-backed Afghan militia. August in Kabul is his first book.
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