The Underground Girls of Kabul

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The Underground Girls of Kabul

Author	: Jenny Nordberg
File Size	: 43,7 Mb
Publisher	: Crown
Language	: English
Release Date	: 19 April 2024
ISBN	: 9780307952493
Pages	: 370 pages

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The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg Book PDF Summary

An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.

The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg

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