The Afghan, Frederick Forsyth
The Afghan, Frederick Forsyth
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The Afghan

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Narrator: Robert Powell

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/22/2006

Synopsis

When British and American intelligence discover an al Qaeda operation in the works, they enlist undercover imposter Colonel Mike Martin to pass himself off as Taliban commander Izmat Khan. But nothing prepares Martin for the dark and shifting world into which he is about to enter-or the terrible things he will find there.

About The Author

Frederick Forsyth is a bestselling author known for the thrillers The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, and The Kill List. A former reporter for Reuters and the BBC, he won the Diamond Dagger Award from the Crime Writers’ Association in 2012 for a career of sustained excellence. Forsyth lives in England.Robert Powell is an English stage, television, and film actor well known for his title role in Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth and as fictional secret agent Richard Hannay in the ITV series Hannay. He has appeared in numerous television roles, including The Detectives and the BBC medical drama Holby City. He is an experienced audiobook reader and narrator of documentaries.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Kathleen on 2009-08-17 23:41:34

With the exception of one episode, this book will keep you up at night thinking this could really happen...and is!. The description of fundamentalist indoctrination brings the reality of the need for secular education front and center in a chilling manner. Forsyth is still the master if international intrigue.

Goodreads review by Ed on March 05, 2009

I have always felt Forsyth's "Day of the Jackal" was one of the best suspense/thrillers, I've ever read. How far the mighty have fallen. In what reads like a channeling of Tom Clancy, "The Afghan" goes on and on with details that have little or nothing to do with plot or character development. The act......more

Goodreads review by Mostafa on June 09, 2021

4 stars داستان افغان در ادامه داستان مشت خدا و تقریبا ۱۵ سال بعد از وقایع جنگ خلیج فارس ( تجاوز عراق به کویت ) روایت می شود و شرح فداکاری های یکی از کماندوها و نیروهای ویژه بریتانیا در مقابله با القاعده است کتاب اطلاعات خوبی از نحوه عملکرد گروه ها و سازمان های تروریستی خصوصا القاعده و گروه ابوسیاف ارا......more

Goodreads review by Varunsp on July 04, 2017

The Afghan is my first book of Forsyth. The genre is thriller and I kinda enjoyed reading it.. Every little details are explained neatly throughout the novel.. The places which he explained projected in front of my eyes........more

Goodreads review by Austin on March 21, 2021

Best book I have read so far in 2021. Motivated me to read atleast one more Frederick Forsyth novel this year. Those who are interested in spy thriller infotainment may like this book.......more

Goodreads review by Bodosika on March 17, 2021

Marvelous!......more

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Praise for Frederick Forsyth

“Forsyth is truly the world’s reigning master of suspense”—Los Angeles Times

“When it comes to espionage, international intrigue, and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master.”—The Washington Post Book World

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