{"product_id":"radio-free-afghanistan-9780008653958","title":"Radio Free Afghanistan : A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn FT Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Perhaps the best of the memoirs of Afghanistan so far published' FT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable' RORY STEWART\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free press to his country after years of Taliban rule, and how that effort persists even after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heady early days of the American occupation, Mohseni returns to Kabul which he had last seen as a child before the Soviet invasion. Casting about for ways to be involved in the dawn of a new Afghanistan, Mohseni makes what seems like a quixotic decision to leave the comforts of a career in international banking to start a Kabul radio station with his three siblings. This unlikely venture quickly blossoms into a burgeoning television empire, bringing Mohseni and his family and employees into sometimes uncomfortable contact with everyone who has a stake in the country – from the government of Hamid Karzai to White House officials. Moreover, their radio and television networks soon become a necessary beacon for millions of Afghans, who rely on them not just for independent news but for joyful pleasures like soap operas and Afghan Star, a beloved national singing competition in a country whose previous rulers had banned (and would again ban) music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohseni’s position at Moby affords him unique insights into this extraordinary yet troubled country, the youngest in the world outside of Sub-Saharan Africa, and his powerful account captures the spirit and resilience of the Afghan people – notably the hundreds of men and women still working in Moby's Kabul office today, who, once again under Taliban rule, create programs, report the news, and educate the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadio Free Afghanistan is a stunning, vibrant portrait of a nation in turmoil, poised between despair and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Saad Mohseni\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAfghanistan, Biography: business \u0026amp; industry, Middle Eastern history, Cultural studies, Media studies, Political structures: totalitarianism \u0026amp; dictatorship, Press \u0026amp; journalism, Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade, International communications \u0026amp; telecommunications law\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 Sep 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Saad Mohseni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319516209530,"sku":"9780008653958","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780008653958.jpg?v=1790630449","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/lt\/products\/radio-free-afghanistan-9780008653958","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}