In Sha Allah, If God Wills It
The Real-Life Story of an Afghan Combat Interpreter
$82.71
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2026
Summary
The story of Abdul Atah Wahedi, his enduring faith in Islam, his love for his family, and his service as a combat interpreter with the American Special Forces and Navy SEALS during America’s war in Afghanistan.
This story begins in the 400-year-old village of Mata in the Panjshir Valley and spans more than three decades, moving from Abdul’s earliest memories of life, to the drowning death of his brother in the Panjshir River, the ten-year Russian invasion of Afghanistan and his family…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781636246475 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1636246478 |
| Author: | Ron Farina |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers |
| Imprint: | Casemate Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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“Abdul Atah’s service and sacrifice for America makes a moving and meaningful story. His dedication to our nation–its ideals of freedom and justice–should reaffirm our own.”–United States Senator Richard Blumenthal
About The Author
Ron Farina
Ron Farina is the author of At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, Who Will Have My Back, and Sacrifice, The Final Chapter.
In 2021, Ron was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction and the American Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first-place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay “War Torn.”
In January 2025, cited for using his passion for writing to advocate for and bring attention to the needs of veterans and their families, Ron was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and selected as an INDIE Publisher’s 2025 book award finalist for military nonfiction, for the book Sacrifice, the Final Chapter.
He lives in Connecticut with his wife.
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