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99 Nights in Logar, the Glossary

99 Nights in Logar, published January 8, 2019, is the debut novel of Jamil Jan Kochai.^[1]

Afghan Americans

Afghan Americans (آمریکایی‌های افغان‌تبار Amrikāyi-hāye Afghān tabar, د امريکا افغانان Da Amrīka Afghanan) are Americans with ancestry from Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is an international literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia themes such as culture, politics, history, or people.

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Islamic Golden Age

The Islamic Golden Age was a period of scientific, economic and cultural flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 13th century.

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Jamil Jan Kochai

Jamil Jan Kochai (born 1992) is an Afghan writer who was born in Peshawar, Pakistan and resides in Sacramento, California.

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Logar Province

Logar (Pashto/Dari: لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country.

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Magic realism

Magic realism, magical realism or marvelous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.

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Military helicopter

A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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One Thousand and One Nights

One Thousand and One Nights (أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.

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Peshawar

Peshawar (پېښور; پشور;; پشاور) is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the 2023 census.

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Refugee camp

A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations.

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Taliban

The Taliban (lit), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan militant movement with an ideology comprising elements of Pashtun nationalism and the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United States invasion of Afghanistan

Shortly after the September 11 attacks, the United States declared the war on terror and subsequently led a multinational military operation against Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Nights_in_Logar