Crossing the River KabulBaryalai Popal sees his Western educated professors at Kabul University replaced by communists. He witnesses his classmates disappearing. The communist takeover uproots Popal from his family and home. Thus begins Crossing the River Kabul, the true story of Popals escape from Afghanistan and his eventual return. Kevin McLean weaves together Popals stories in this memoir, which is also a fascinating look at Afghanistan from the viewpoint of Popal and