Escape from Kabul: The Afghan Women Judges Who Fled the Taliban and Those They Left Behind

by Karen Bartlett

The extraordinary true story of the Afghan women judges who fought for justice in the courtroom, and then fought to escape with their lives, from the bestselling British author

Across twenty years of U.S.-backed government, Afghan women obtained legal degrees, became judges, and set out to transform their country--tackling corruption, challenging traditional gender norms, and reducing horrifying levels of violence against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620978733
• ISBN13: 9781620978733
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 304 Pages