Red Sky Over Kabul: A Memoir Of A Father And Son In Afghanistan by Baryalai Popalzai & Kevin McLean in Paperback

Red Sky Over Kabul is an insightful, powerful, and emotional memoir that follows the Popalzai family, a prominent Pashtun family with deep ties to Afghanistan's history since the 1800s. After being forced to flee his beloved country during the Soviet invasion of 1980, narrator Baryalai - Bar - experiences imprisonment and hardship in Pakistan before eventually settling in the US. Twenty years later, he returns to reclaim his family homes in Kabul and Jalalabad, only to find them occupied by drug dealers and warlords. This memoir not only captures Bar's personal journey, but also sheds light on Afghanistan's rich and complex past through his father Rahman's close relationship with Zahir Shah, the country's last king. The heart of this book lies in the poignant bond between father and son and their shared love for their homeland, despite their diverging paths. Red Sky Over Kabul also paints a vibrant picture of a bygone Afghanistan - a world of cultural traditions and activities such