Important historical text on Afghanistan (Note: This list features a variety of authors including, Western Afghans, Hazaras, Pakhtuns and even Americans)
1. & #39;Afghanistan& #39; by Louis Dupree
2. & #39;Dynamics of Political Development in Afghanistan& #39; by Hafizullah Emadi

3. & #39;Ghost Wars& #39; by Steven Coll
4. & #39;Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response& #39; by Mohammed Kakar
5. & #39;Return of a King& #39; by William Dalrymple
6. & #39;Taliban& #39; by Ahmed Rashid
7. & #39;The Fragmentation of Afghanistan& #39; by Barnett Rubin
8. & #39;99 Nights in Logar& #39; by @JamilJanKochai

Had to give my brother the plug, even though it& #39;s technically considered fiction, it& #39;s more historically accurate than a lot of Afghan history books. It covers ignored histories of Afghanistan such as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre and the many massacres committed by Massoud.