This book is part of a book series called Countries in the News .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of non-fiction books, and has written extensively on history subjects for children.

This book has the following chapters: 1 The Land and Its People 2 History 3 The Pashtuns 4 Other Afghans 5 The Soviet Invasion 6 The Taliban 7 The End of Taliban Rule 8 Rebuilding Afghanistan 9 Everyday Life 10 Women and Children 11 The Drugs Economy 12 What's the Future for Afghanistan? 13 Timeline + Basic Facts 14 Glossary and Websites 15 Index