NPC Headliners Book Event: “Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation,” Sune Engel Rasmussen

Wall Street Journal correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen, who spent a decade reporting from Afghanistan,  will discuss his new book “Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation” at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.

Rasmussen, who began reporting from Afghanistan in 2014, tells the story of post 9-11 Afghanistan through the eyes of the people who lived it, among them: Zahra, a woman who returns to Afghanistan after living with her family in Iran with hope for a new future for her country;  Omari, a Taliban fighter from a Pashtun village outside of Kabul who ultimately wrestles with the outcome of the conflict; Parasto who runs a underground girls’ school, and Fahim, a entrepreneur who flees the country.

The Washington Post cites Rasmussen’s “superlative reporting skills” and said his ability to delve into the lives of his subjects “lends his book the feeling of a novel.” 

The event will include a discussion with the author and a book signing. Ticket prices are $5 for NPC members and $10 for general admission.

To submit a question in advance for Rasmussen, put AFGHANISTAN in the subject line and email to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the event.