Under the Shadows of the Hindu Kush: Growing up a Pashtun

The Pashtun race consists of many tribes living in the north of Pakistan and throughout Afghanistan. Growing up in a small village means adventures, dangers, and day to day survival. This is not a story of survival but of triumph. It allows the reader to experience what life is like in a culture that has changed little since the time of Alexander the Great. The experiences as seen through the eyes of a young boy will make you laugh out loud, cringe and at times leave you incredulous. The code of honor which must be strictly adhered to, the settling of feuds outside the law of the land, the gun culture, the attitude toward women are all revealed in this story which is a true biography of the first young man who left his remote village, and went on to higher studies in America.