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Ann Jones has wrote a
revealing book of society in post-Taliban Afghanistan. She went
to Afghanistan shortly after the U.S. invasion of that country and
remained for almost three years working as an aid worker. Her
focus in this book is on the plight of women on the streets, in
hospitals, in prisons, in educational institutions, and in life in
general. She does not paint a pretty picture of the circumstance
of Afghan women. This view, of course, is from a person who is a
women's rights advocate and member of the left-leaning establishment.
There is no doubt where she lies in the political spectrum or her
opinions of the Bush administration. Interestingly, while a
member of the NGO community herself, she describes how ineffective the
overall aid effort is in Afghanistan.
A very interesting book that describes many elements of Afghan
society in addition to the role of women in that poor, war-ridden
country. |