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Author:   Niloofar Rahmani ,  Adam Sikes
Publisher:   Chicago Review Press
Imprint:   Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9781641603348

ISBN 10:   1641603348
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   06 July 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1: My Father 2: The Soviets 3: Courtship 4: Civil War 5: Escape 6: The Refugee Camp 7: Karachi 8: Our Return 9: Life Under the Taliban 10: September 11, 2001 11: Invasion and Freedom 12: School 13: Not Everything Changes 14: Dreams Form 15: University 16: A Commercial 17: Recruitment 18: Basic Training 19: Friends, Reflection, and Graduation 20: Joining the Air Force 21: Medical Test and More Tests 22: English Is a Requirement 23: Move West 24: Flight Training 25: First Flight 26: Things Change 27: Up Where I Belong 28: Outed 29: Graduation 30: The Squadron 31: Flying Operations 32: The Threats Come 33: India and AWOL 34: Back in the Air 35: Contacts 36: The United States 37: My Return 38: Everything Crumbles 39: Escape 40: Back in Training 41: Asylum 42: What’s Next Afterword  

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Niloofar Rahmani's story would be remarkable anywhere. But set as it is in Afghanistan, it soars beyond. Not only was her epic struggle to prove her worth as a fighter pilot compounded by intense threats from the Taliban, but she found little support from the men who should have been her brothers in arms. Her story of perseverance and triumph will be an inspiration not only for women but for anyone striving to achieve a difficult goal in the face of opposition. --Jim DeFelice, coauthor of American Sniper, Code Name: Johnny Walker, and Every Man a Hero

Author Information

Niloofar Rahmanibecame the first female fixed-wing pilot for the Afghan Air Force in 2012. She speaks three languages and has been interviewed for theWall Street Journal,theIndependent, and PBS as well as by Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper. In 2015 the US State Department presented Rahmani with the International Women of Courage Award. She lives in the southeastern United States.Adam Sikes is a decorated US Marine veteran and freelance writer.

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