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An Afghan Family Story
by Qais Akbar Omar
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by Jenny Nordberg
Published Jul 2015
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by Zia Haider Rahman
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by Khaled Hosseini
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by John Mahama
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by Fabio Geda
Published Jun 2012
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by Khaled Hosseini
Published Nov 2008
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by Yasmina Khadra
Published Apr 2005
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by Ahmed Rashid
Published Mar 2001
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