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Beautifully researched and deeply moving, [this book] brought me to tears more than once -- John Simpson, The Guardian

First-class...exhaustively researched and sensitively written -- The Times

The extraordinary true story of the Afghans who risked their lives for us

The sudden withdrawal of British and American troops from Afghanistan in 2021, ended the 20 year war on terror, yet it also left Afghanistan to be reconquered by the Taliban. As violence and religious fundamentalism once again overwhelmed the region, thousands of Afghans who loyally served the British and American armies were left behind.

This is the story of what happened to them when the West left

The Gardener of Lashkar Gah follows the extraordinary journey of Shaista Gul, a kind former-policeman who built a beautiful garden inside a military base in Helmand Province that became famous as a calm oasis for soldiers with troubled minds

The Gardener of Lashkar Gah

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/29/2024
      ISBN13: 9781399411004, 978-1399411004
      ISBN10: 1399411004
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      Military History Military history: post-WW2 conflicts

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Beautifully researched and deeply moving, [this book] brought me to tears more than once -- John Simpson, The Guardian

      First-class...exhaustively researched and sensitively written -- The Times

      The extraordinary true story of the Afghans       who risked their lives for us

      The sudden withdrawal of British and American troops from Afghanistan in 2021, ended the 20 year war on terror, yet it also left Afghanistan to be reconquered by the Taliban. As violence and religious fundamentalism once again overwhelmed the region, thousands of Afghans who loyally served the British and American armies were left behind.

      This is the story of what happened to them when the West left

      The Gardener of Lashkar Gah follows the extraordinary journey of Shaista Gul, a kind former-policeman who built a beautiful garden inside a military base in Helmand Province that became famous as a calm oasis for soldiers with troubled minds

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