"Best friends Juvenile fiction." . . "Afghan War, 2001- Juvenile fiction." . . . . "Thunder over Kandahar"@en . "Fiction"@en . . "Children's audiobooks"@en . . . . . "Young adult fiction"@en . . "Audiobooks"@en . . "Downloadable audio books"@en . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . . "Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine are excited about going to their brand new school. However, when the Taliban arrive, tear down the school, and threaten the students, the girls are brought back to the harsh reality of life in Afghanistan. After Tamanna is arranged to be married to an older man and Yasmine's family is persecuted by the Taliban, the girls run away, a decision that pulls them apart. Years later, they reunite in England and plan a return home."@en . . . . . "When 14-year-old Afghan Yasmine befriends Tamanna, the girls buck the system by refusing to wear burkas and going out without a male protector. But events escalate quickly as the Taliban closes in."@en . . . . "A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan."@en . . . . . . "Young adult works"@en . . .