Veiled Freedom

KABUL, 2001 -- American forces have freed Afghanistan from the Taliban. Kites have returned to the skies. Women have removed their burqas. There is dancing in the streets. Eight years later, Afghanistan is a far cry from those first images of a country freed from Taliban rule. When Special Forces veteran Steve Wilson returns to Kabul as security chief to the minister of interior, he is disillusioned with the corruption and violence that has overtaken the country he fought to free. Relief worker Amy Mallory arrives in Afghanistan ready to change the world. She soon discovers that as a Western woman, the challenges are monumental. Afghan native Jamil returns to his homeland seeking work, but a painful past continues to haunt him. All three are searching for truth and freedom when a suicide bombing brings them together on Kabul's dusty streets. But what is the true source of freedom -- and its cost? ~ Award-winning author and journalist Jeanette Windle has more than a dozen books in print. Jeanette has lived in six countries and traveled in nearly thirty, including Afghanistan. Her detailed research leads to writing so realistic that it has prompted government agencies to question her to determine if she has receive classified information. Jeanette and her husband reside in Lancaster, PA.