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Khalida Popal, de aanvoerder en medeoprichter van het team, kwam al eerder met de Taliban in aanraking. Bij haar terugkeer in Afghanistan in 2007 richtte ze het vrouwenelftal op, dat haar een gevoel van macht, vrijheid en kameraadschap gaf. Na de val van Kabul in de zomer van 2021 is Khalida veilig, maar haar achtergebleven teamgenoten niet. Samen met een klein maar machtig netwerk van bondgenoten orkestreert ze een evacuatieactie om haar team in veiligheid te brengen.

Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan descended into an unending conflict that featured at various points most of the world's major powers. In Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know, leading scholar Barnett R. Rubin provides an overview of this complicated nation. After providing a concise history of Afghanistan, he explores the various peoples and cultures of the country and its relations with neighbors like Pakistan and Iran.

Being abducted and held captive by the Taliban isn't a tale many survive to tell. An American doctor shares the harrowing story about the four days he spent with his captors after being abducted on a humanitarian mission and his incredible rescue by SEAL Team Six. On December 5, 2012, American...

The Osama bin Laden I Know is the definitive history of the world's most wanted man. Author Peter Bergen is CNN's terrorism analyst and an acclaimed journalist who actually spent time with bin Laden prior to the events of September 11, 2001. The book features interviews with people from each stage of bin Laden's life, from childhood to the present day, and reveals both formative moments and intimate details that reveal his character and personality.

"Taliban Claim Bombing at Hotel for Foreigners in Kabul" is from the August 1, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"How Peace Between Afghanistan and the Taliban Foundered" is from the December 26, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Meet Sultana, the Taliban's Worst Fear" is from the June 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Kristof and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Taliban's New Leader, More Scholar Than Fighter, Remains a Mystery" is from the July 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Taliban Close to Overtaking Afghan Provincial Capital, Officials Say" is from the September 08, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Taimoor Shah and Mujib Mashal and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Taliban Bombings Kill at Least 33 Afghan Cadets" is from the June 30, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kareem Fahim and Mohamad Fahim Abed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Afghan Forces Struggle to Stand Firm against Taliban in Helmand Province" is from the August 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Why Afghan Forces Are Withering against a Resurgent Taliban" is from the October 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Fahim Abed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Aligned Against Taliban, Two Afghan Families Carry on a Bloody Feud" is from the August 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Breaking Years of Silence, Key Taliban Envoy Pushes for Peace Talks" is from the October 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"U.S. Investigates Whether Airstrikes Killed Taliban Hostages" is from the June 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"As the Taliban Menace Afghanistan, the Helmand River Offers Solace" is from the March 08, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Taliban Claim Killing of 7 in Afghan Province, including New Attorney General" is from the June 05, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Taliban Leader, Trying to End Infighting, Appoints Critics to Senior Posts" is from the April 05, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and Taimoor Shah and narrated by Kristi Burns.

From master storyteller and bestselling author Andy McNab, this is the opening book in an adventure-filled and action-packed new series telling, for the first time ever, the true stories of Special Forces missions. 'McNab's first major non-autobiographical work of non-fiction ... The operation...

On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever when ruthless Al-Qaeda terrorists launched an aerial attack on the United States of America. Oblivious to the world's terror, Kay and Kerry Danes sat half a world away, secure in an embassy after a terrifying 11-month hostage ordeal in communist Laos. As fear gripped the globe, Kerry, an Australian Special Forces soldier, comforted his wife, Kay, as they struggled to come to terms with their hellish ordeal....