Whispers of war : an Afghan freedom fighter's account of the Soviet invasion / Masood Khalili ; translated by Mahmud Khalili.

Whispers of war : an Afghan freedom fighter's account of the Soviet invasion /

An account of the search for ever-elusive peace by a war-torn country and its people.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khalili, Masood, 1950- (Author)
Other Authors: Khalīlī, Maḥmūd (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Persian
Published: New Delhi, India : Thousand Oaks, California, USA : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd ; SAGE Publications Inc, 2017.
Subjects:
Khalili, Masood, > 1950- > Diaries.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 > Personal narratives, Afghan.
Personal narratives.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. First Steps, Long Journey Ahead
  • 2. No Journey Goes as Planned
  • On the Way at Last
  • 3. Home is Home
  • Nooristan Awaits
  • 4. Eagles Soar Higher
  • 5. Grandfather's Castle
  • Kantiwa, Heart of Nooristan
  • 6. King of the Passes
  • Kantiwa Pass
  • 7. Goodbye Nooristan
  • Welcome Panjshir
  • 8. King's Wrath, Tears in Herat, and a Royal Wedding
  • 9. Crossing the Hindu Kush Range
  • Wheel of the Sky
  • 10. Poor Jeep, Poor Donkey, Poor Surgery
  • 11. Little Saleha: Onward to the Commander
  • 12. Commander Massoud
  • 13. Battle Preparations
  • 14. Celebration before the Battle
  • 15. Battle of the Garrison
  • 16. Onward to Badakhshan, Cradle of Old Culture
  • 17. Afghan Steel Factory
  • 18. Back on Rocky Track
  • Village Justice
  • 19. Exorcism, Sufis, and a Royal Hunt
  • 20. Yellow Pass: A Lonely Climber
  • 21. Back to Nooristan and Unacceptable Love
  • 22. Back to Kantiwa
  • 23. Killer Kunar River.

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