With poetry and the fine stitching of words, Yasmina Khadra (pen name of Mohammed Moulessehoul) portrays the reality of life under the Taliban. Using just a few characters, he gives us an intimate look at lost hope and devastation. #theswallowsofkabul

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‘The Swallows of Kabul’
by Yasmina Khadra
(Translated by John Cullen)