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Umfang: 1 online resource (x, 380 p. ) , maps ;

Ausgabe: Reprint 2019

ISBN: 9780520919143 , 0520919149 , 9780585249766 , 0585249768

Inhalt: 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. 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 eve.

Anmerkung: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , 1. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan -- , 2. Why Did the Soviet Union Invade? -- , 3. Under the Soviet Shadow -- , 4. Islamic Resistance Organizations -- , 5. Nationalist Resistance Organizations -- , 6. Urban Uprisings and Their Suppression -- , 7. Beginning of the Countrywide Armed Clashes -- , 8. A New Type of War Leader: The Case of Logar -- , 9. KhAD as an Agency of Suppression -- , 10. Military and Administrative Measures for Consolidation of the Government -- , 11. Victory at Any Cost -- , 12. Elimination of Opponents by Nonmilitary Means -- , 13. Genocide Throughout the Country -- , 14. Genocide in Districts Around Kabul -- , Conclusion -- , Epilogue, 1982-1994 -- , Appendix A. Political Organizations, Factions, and Unions -- , Appendix B. Selected Biographical Sketches -- , Appendix C. Afghan Refugees in Pakistan -- , Appendix D. Telephone Conversation Between Kosygin and Taraki -- , Notes -- , Glossary -- , Select Bibliography -- , Index -- , About the Author , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780520208933

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0520208935

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780520085916

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0520085914

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1525/9780520919143

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 380 pages) , maps

Ausgabe: [Pbk. ed., 1997]

ISBN: 9780520919143 , 0520919149 , 0585249768 , 9780585249766 , 9780520085916 , 0520085914 , 9780520208933 , 0520208935

Inhalt: "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

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364) and index , The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- Why did the Soviet Union invade? -- Under the Soviet shadow -- Islamic resistance organizations -- Nationalist resistance organizations -- Urban uprisings and their suppression -- Beginning of the countrywide armed clashes -- A new type of war leader: the case of Logar -- KhAD as an agency of suppression -- Military and administrative measures for consolidation of the government -- Victory at any cost -- Elimination of opponents by nonmilitary means -- Genocide throughout the country -- Genocide in districts around Kabul -- Epilogue, 1982-1994 -- Appendix A. Political organizations, factions, and unions -- Appendix B. Selected biographical sketches -- Appendix C. Afghan refugees in Pakistan -- Appendix D. Telephone conversation between Kosygin and Taraki.

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kakar, M. Hasan Afghanistan Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997, ©1995 ISBN 0520085914

Sprache: Englisch

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