Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan

“Nawa deftly sketches the geopolitical nightmare that is today’s Afghanistan, but the book’s real strength is her detailed, sensitive reporting of individual people’s stories.” — Boston Globe

An Afghan-American journalist offers a revealing look inside a country torn apart—from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides—while revisiting her own family’s deep roots to the land.

Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa delivers a revealing and deeply personal exploration of Afghanistan and th...