Opium nation child brides, drug lords, and one woman's journey through Afghanistan

In Opium Nation, Nawa deftly illuminates the changes that have overtaken Afghanistan after decades of unbroken war. Sharing remarkable stories of poppy farmers, corrupt officials, expats, drug lords, and addicts, including her haunting encounter with a twelve-year-old child bride who was bartered to...

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Main Author:	Nawa, Fariba
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper Perennial, c2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Opium trade > Social aspects > Afghanistan. Drug traffic > Social aspects > Afghanistan. Women > Afghanistan > Social conditions. Afghanistan > Social conditions > 21st century. Afghanistan > Social life and customs > 21st century.
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