In Sha Allah, If God Wills It
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-647-5 (ISBN)
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The story of Abdul Atah Wahedi, his enduring faith in Islam, his love for his family, and his service as a combat interpreter with the American Special Forces and Navy SEALS during America’s war in Afghanistan.
This story begins in the 400-year-old village of Mata in the Panjshir Valley and spans more than three decades, moving from Abdul’s earliest memories of life, to the drowning death of his brother in the Panjshir River, the ten-year Russian invasion of Afghanistan and his family’s escape to the caves of the Hindu Kush mountains, to his life on the battlefield, his marriage, and finally his escape to America.
Wounded twice in service of America, Abdul is one of America’s unknown heroes, but to the Taliban he is considered the “Voice of the Infidel.” As America began to exit Afghanistan, Abdul, hunted by the Taliban, must flee with his wife and family, but his escape is blunted by the closure of the American embassy during COVID. With less than a handful of days before his SIV visa and the visas of his family are about to expire, the mother of Abdul’s former commanding officer intervenes. Abdul had been wounded in the attack that killed her son, a Special Forces captain. Working with an American senator, she orchestrated Abdul’s harrowing escape to America with his wife and children, getting them out with only hours to spare.
An intimate view into the compellingly simple way of life in the most remote villages of Afghanistan, and the heroic, beautiful life of an Afghan man, and his service to America.
Ron Farina is the author of At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, Who Will Have My Back, and Sacrifice, The Final Chapter. In 2021, Ron was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction and the American Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first-place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay “War Torn.” In January 2025, cited for using his passion for writing to advocate for and bring attention to the needs of veterans and their families, Ron was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and selected as an INDIE Publisher’s 2025 book award finalist for military nonfiction, for the book Sacrifice, the Final Chapter. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.
Author’s note
Prelude
Introduction
PART ONE
Up On the Roof
The Caves
The River
Coming of Age
The Americans are Coming
PART TWO
The Perfect Plan
Becoming a Badass
Becoming the Voice of the Infidel
Wounded in Action
Love Finds a Way
Ruhani (true dreams)
PART THREE
Rogue Attack
Recuperation. Marriage
America is Leaving
The Hunt for the Voice of the Infidel
PART FOUR
Escape to America
Life in a New Country
Honored
Rescuing More Family
Epilogue
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 15–20 photographs |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63624-647-8 / 1636246478 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63624-647-5 / 9781636246475 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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