Love and War in Afghanistan

 This is a very interesting book. All the stories that are being told are from different peoples perspective which makes it better to read. In chapter seven- Nikolai Mironenjo/ Fraizmuhammad- the boy was drafted into the army a year after he graduated from high school. This was nothing to be shocked by because that is the normal time to be drafted. However the stories he told were amazing (in a bad way). One story I felt sick to my stomach was; on page 161 he was explaining how they had not eaten or drank for days. One of their friends became so hungry his tongue actually dried up and he was not able to talk. They tried to feed him some grass to maybe make it better, however it did not work. The boy asked for a plastic bag, peed in it and then drank it. He then said, he was able to talk now. When I read that I literally put my book down and got a bottle of water and took a very big sip. I realized how lucky we are to be drinking WATER when we are thirsty and not our own urine. In the next chapter I found it VERY interesting that Bibi had never been to school before and even more interesting that she was married AT AGE 14. Even worse that her husband was FOURTY-FIVE. That is discussing.  However.. to them I guess it is normal. Along with having two other wives and thirteen children within them all. Bibi's life is awful. Throughout it she lost her husband and all her kids except one. But she basically lost him as well because he is in prison for 20 years for having heroin on him which "wasn't his".  As I keep reading I learn more and more about what they are going through over there and it makes me really appreciate what I have here.  Those were just some key points and stories that really caught my eye. However, even-though I didn't mention other things, all the chapters and stories are also really interesting and shocking as well.