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

By:

Khalili, Masood

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd ; Thousand Oaks, California, USA : SAGE Publications Inc, 2017.ISBN:

9789386062772 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Khalili, Masood, -- 1950- -- Diaries. Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Personal narratives, Afghan. HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia. HISTORY -- Asia -- General. Afghanistan

DDC classification:

958.104/5 KHI

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.

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

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Prof. Ram Dayal Munda Central Library, IGNTU Amarkantak M.P.	History	958.104/5 KHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		58992

Includes index.

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.

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

Unpublished original work written in Dari. Translated into English for current publication.

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