First Draft Publishing

First Draft Publishing author Sharif Fayez writes about the role education has played in the history of Afghanistan’s relationship with extremism.

Fighting Extremism Through Education In Afghanistan Afghanistan needs to invest in a public education sector that can prevent future generations from becoming cannon fodder for extremist organizations.

Happy to announce that our second publication, “Kandahar Assassins”, is now available for Kindle users. Paperback coming soon.

Kandahar Assassins: Stories from the Afghan-Soviet War (First Draft Publishing / Primary) Assassinations are a near-daily occurrence in Afghanistan. Whether by rogue Afghan security forces or by lone individuals roaming the cities and districts, the threat of a target killing is very real. Kandahar Assassins offers an unparalleled view of this phenomenon from the perspective of the as...

Thanks to the 600+ who entered for the Goodreads giveaway. Copies for the winners were put in the post this afternoon. Enjoy!

Vice News have published Anand Gopal's excellent foreword to 'I Am Akbar Agha'. Give it a read.

http://www.vice.com/read/how-the-soviet-afghan-war-made-the-taliban-923

How the Soviet-Afghan War Made the Taliban | VICE United States The new book 'I Am Akbar Agha' offers unique perspective from someone who was ideologically aligned with the movement but remained independent during its years in power.

We're offering some copies of 'I Am Akbar Agha' for free to readers over on Goodreads. We only ask that you write a few words about how you found the book once you're done reading.

Apply using the link below.

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/108053-i-am-akbar-agha-memories-of-the-afghan-jihad-and-the-taliban

Book giveaway for I am Akbar Agha: Memories of the Afghan Jihad and the Taliban by Sayyed... Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 14-Sep 25, 2014. Following in the tradition of Mullah Zaeef’s My Life With the Talib...

"Mandatory reading."

That's what International Crisis Group's Afghanistan head, Graeme Smith, said about Akbar Agha's memoir.

https://twitter.com/smithkabul/status/509578693824364544

Graeme Smith on Twitter: "More mandatory reading via @felixkuehn @strickvl: memoirs of a former... More mandatory reading via : memoirs of a former Taliban insider, with foreword by http://www.amazon.com/Akbar-Agha-Memories-Publishing-Originals-ebook/dp/B00NFNE708/ …