Afghanistan : the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979-1982

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Label

Afghanistan : the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979-1982

Title remainder

the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979-1982

Statement of responsibility

M. Hassan Kakar

Creator

• Kakar, M. Hasan

Subject

• Afghanistan
• Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989
• Electronic books
• Electronic books
• HISTORY
• 1979-1989
• History
• Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989)
• HISTORY -- General

Genre

• History
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

"Few people are more respected or better positioned to speak on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan than M. Hassan Kakar. A professor at Kabul University and scholar of Afghanistan affairs at the time of the 1978 coup d'état, Kakar vividly describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. The events that followed are carefully detailed, with eyewitness accounts and authoritative documentation that provide an unparalleled view of this historical moment. Because of his prominence Kakar was at first treated with deference by the Marxist government and was not imprisoned, although he openly criticized the regime. When he was put behind bars the outcry from scholars all over the world possibly saved his life. In prison for five years, he continued collecting information, much of it from prominent Afghans of varying political persuasions who were themselves prisoners. Kakar brings firsthand knowledge and a historian's sensibility to his account of the invasion and its aftermath. This is both a personal document and a historical one - Kakar lived through the events he describes, and his concern for human rights rather than party politics infuses his writing. As Afghans and the rest of the world try to make sense of Afghanistan's recent past, Kakar's voice will be one of those most listened to"--Publisher's description

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

958.104/5

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DS371.2

LC item number

.K35 1997eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography