After decades of conflict, few Afghans remember what it is like to live without war. Yet a group of young Afghans, male and female, come together – led by a charismatic and idealistic man called Insaan – to form a community devoted to peace. Hafizullah was illiterate until he was a teenager; Horse was a child shepherd supporting his family of eight; Tara had never left her own house unaccompanied by a male relative; Hojar’s father was executed by the Taliban. They and others join this radical experiment, in the face of great risk, to dedicate themselves to peaceful inter-ethnic coexistence – a microcosm of what a new Afghanistan could look like.

Refugee advocate and acclaimed author Mark Isaacs takes us inside this remarkable and unlikely peace project in Kabul, where day-to-day life involves terror and extreme danger. He lives alongside these courageous young people and reveals their personal stories of trauma and loss, their setbacks and struggles, and their small steps in making the world a better place.

An uplifting story of activism, bravery and optimism, The Kabul Peace House shows us a portrait of modern Afghanistan that is deeply human and recognisable, and reminds us that even in the most challenging circumstances, hope, love and peace can flourish.