The Escape from Kabul : WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2026 - Karen Bartlett Hardback connection and the tenacity of

connection and the tenacity of the human spirit

to find pasture in the mountains

and illustrations

herbal medicine and natural history

The Escape from Kabul : WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2026 - Karen Bartlett Hardback connection and the tenacity ofWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2026A gripping story of rescue, survival and female solidarity. In the twenty years since 2001, Afghan women obtained legal degrees, became judges and set out to transform their country tackling corruption, and reducing horrifying levels of violence against women and children. These educated and powerful women led the mission to build a modern democracy. However, when Western forces withdrew in August