The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war—a rare achievement for any Afghan woman—Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee the city, Kamila became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the incredible true story of this unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. Former ABC News reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon spent years on the ground reporting Kamila's story, and the result is an unusually intimate and unsanitized look at the daily lives of women in Afghanistan. These women are not victims; they are the glue that holds families together; they are the backbone and the heart of their nation. Afghanistan's future remains uncertain as debates over withdrawal timelines dominate the news.

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana moves beyond the headlines to transport you to an Afghanistan you have never seen before. This is a story of war, but it is also a story of sisterhood and resilience in the face of despair. Kamila Sidiqi's journey will inspire you, but it will also change the way you think about one of the most important political and humanitarian issues of our time.

蓋爾·雷濛是美國對外關係委員會女性與對外政策項目的委員和副主任。2004年，她離開美國廣播公司新聞颱，進入哈佛大學攻讀MBA學位。也是在這個時期，她把視綫集中於那些衝突與戰爭不斷和戰爭後遺癥嚴重的地區如阿富汗，波斯尼亞和盧旺達等，開始報道那些地方成長起來的女性企業傢的故事。她的這些報道刊登在《紐約時報》、《金融時報》、《國際先驅論壇報》、《基督教科學箴言報》、CNN.com以及世界銀行和哈佛商學院的相關齣版物上。蓋爾?雷濛精通德語、西班牙語和法語，能用達裏語進行日常交流。現居洛杉磯。