Kabul24 : the story of a Taliban kidnapping and unwavering faith in the face of true terror
Title
:
Kabul24 : the story of a Taliban kidnapping and unwavering faith in the face of true terror
Personal Author EPSB
:
Henry O., Arnold
Summary
:
For three months in 2001, the desperate plight of aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan captured the attention of the world. With the growing specter of U.S. retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden attempted to use their Western hostages as bargaining tools. What the captors did not count on was coming face-to-face with the enduring faith of people who know their only hope was in Christ. "Kabul 24" revisits their grueling interrogations, their sham trials before the Taliban Supreme Court, their peril during the bombing of Kabul, and the crushing sense that the world had abandoned them. It reveals not only the eight Westerners' 105 days in captivity but also the gauntlet endured by their 16 Muslim coworkers who, after being taken to the notorious Pulicharki Prison, were beaten and tortured, having been accused by the Taliban of converting to Christianity.
Other Title
:
Kabul twenty-four
Kabul 24
Year Published
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2009
Physical Description
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xx, 282 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
:
Foreword / by Michael W. Smith -- Author's note -- Prologue -- The arrests -- In the blink of an eye -- Interrogations -- Justice, Taliban-style -- The world turned over -- Hamid Hotel -- Unusual prisonmates -- Highway to Kandahar -- Life or death.
Corporate Subject
:
Shelter Now (Organization)
Taliban.
Subject
:
Humanitarian assistance -- Afghanistan.
Political prisoners -- Afghanistan -- Biography.
Geographic Term
:
Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-
Added Author
:
Pearson, Ben.
Summary
:
For three months in 2001, the desperate plight of aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan captured the attention of the world. With the growing specter of U.S. retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden attempted to use their Western hostages as bargaining tools. What the captors did not count on was coming face-to-face with the enduring faith of people who know their only hope was in Christ. "Kabul 24" revisits their grueling interrogations, their sham trials before the Taliban Supreme Court, their peril during the bombing of Kabul, and the crushing sense that the world had abandoned them. It reveals not only the eight Westerners' 105 days in captivity but also the gauntlet endured by their 16 Muslim coworkers who, after being taken to the notorious Pulicharki Prison, were beaten and tortured, having been accused by the Taliban of converting to Christianity.
ISBN
:
9781595550224
Publisher
:
Nashville : Thomas Nelson, c2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 958.1 ARN | Book | 30905000099410 | Non-Fiction |