6,000 Miles to Freedom: Two Boys and Their Flight from the Taliban

In 2022, Penn State University Press released this single-issue graphic novel, a nonfiction account of two boys' harrowing escape from Taliban rule. The comic was created by an Afghan-born artist and an American writer, blending personal testimony with journalistic clarity to document a contemporary refugee story. Its compact, focused narrative offers an intimate window into a global crisis, making it a notable entry in the growing field of comics journalism.