All we leave behind : a reporter's journey into the lives of others by Off, Carol, author instant download

All we leave behind : a reporter's journey into the lives of others by Off, Carol, author instant download

307 pages : 24 cm, \"When Home Won't Let You Stay tells the gripping story of a family's desperate attempts to escape Afghan warlords, Taliban oppression, and the persecutions of refugee life, in hopes that both their sons and their daughters could dare to dream of peace and opportunity. And behind the scenes, there are the unflagging efforts of one of Canada's most respected journalists, Carol Off, working assiduously to help the family achieve freedom and a promising future. In 2002, Carol Off and a CBC TV crew encountered an Afghan man with a story to tell. Asad Aryubwal became key to their documentary on the terrible power of thuggish warlords who were working arm in arm with Americans and NATO troops. When Asad publicly exposed the deeds of one particular warlord, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, it set off a chain of events from which there was no turning back. Asad, his wife, Mobina, and their five children had to flee their home. Their only chance for a peaceful life was to emigrate--yet year after year of agonizing limbo, Includes index, George W's warlords -- The massacre at Dasht-i-Leili -- Mauled by the Russian bear -- Wrath of the Taliban -- When warlords rule -- No place to call home -- When home lets you in -- All we carry forward