The Circle of Fire. Book One: In Pakistan by Andrew Anzur Clement

Jan and Kelly have a privileged life in Karachi. The expat teens are kidnapped by a disgraced Islamist fighter, who will stop at nothing to regain the favor of the leader of the Taliban by delivering them as hostages. With any hope of rescue gone, all they can rely on for a hope of escape is their own courage and the aid of a trusty dog.

Category: Thrillers – Terrorism

Lost in the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Jan and Kelly are on their own. The two Western teenagers have managed to break free from their Taliban captors. But now what?

They are at the mercy of the brutal extremists taking over the huge arsenal the Americans left behind. The only chance of survival may rest with Farrukh, a Hazara tribesman who offers Jan and Kelly a refuge – if they can reach his village in the mountains of central Afghanistan.