West of Kabul, East of New York Resources

Be sure to attend the SP '22 LPC Literary Arts Festival (Links to an external site.) for which Tamim Ansary will be the keynote speaker and lead a memoir writing workshop. Your instructor may offer extra credit for attending one or more of the events and submitting a one-paragraph summary of your experience.

 

Tamim Ansary

Get to know Tamim Ansary, his cat, and his writing process - 4:18 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLs56WPtRFk

Interview with Tamim about themes and events in West of Kabul East of New York (Spoiler Alert) -- 50:33 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTkqaL1iq8

Ansary's Reflections on the American War and Withdrawal in Afghanistan: https://spectator.clingendael.org/en/publication/end-american-era-afghanistan-personal-view

Tamim Ansary's Official Website: http://www.mirtamimansary.com/

 

History, Culture, and People of Afghanistan

A Brief History of Afghanistan -- 15 min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObKRVQDKMwU

A Summary of the History of Afghanistan -- 14:11 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6usr-C3lcQ

Origins and Myths of Afghanistan (ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious) -- 35:55 min

https://youtu.be/ipwWXY-ig08

Afghanistan in the 1950s -- 28:52 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naHWKSpjZGI

Pictures of Afghanistan in the 1960s and 1970s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPME0mMice8 

History of War and Conflict in Afghanistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h2s0x

 

Sunni and Shia Muslim Divide

Khan Academy Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMbAu2Oh7PA

Khan Academy Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FygpbbwsSGg

 

The American War in Afghanistan and Its Aftermath

Overview of the War in Afghanistan 
Part 1 Leading up to the war: Up to 9/11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4LEfbSXOLc

 

In the Words of the Presidents -- 20 Years of War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhyN0ve1PYI

The Complete History of the Afghanistan War -- A Two Part Documentary
Part I -- The Modern History of Afghanistan and The Rise and Fall of The Taliban -- 1:07:33 

Part II -- 9/11 Forward 1:13:01

The Chaotic and Disastrous Withdraw of American Troops -- 13:23

https://youtu.be/9PARcvT3kjM