Women of the Afghan War / Deborah Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taliban.

Women--Afghanistan--Social conditions.

Women.

Oral history.

Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989--Personal narratives.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan--History--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an account of the Afghan War and its tragic aftermath as told by the women who were caught up in it and became its innocent victims. The voices in this oral history will provide personal snapshots to the news reports of the Taliban activities now coming out of Afghanistan. These accounts provide an historical background to the growth of the Taliban, and reveal circumstances of the daily life of the women who must survive in this very closed society. Through the medium of oral history, this book brings to light the stories of the women who have suffered the consequences of the Afghan War and whose lives and whose daughter's lives have been changed forever. Through the voices of the Soviet women who supported their soldiers on Afghan soil, and the voices of the Afghan women scattered by circumstance around the globe, the last Cold War battle between the superpowers takes on a very personal tone. Policy decisions issued from on high became the rockets that destroyed these women physically, mentally, and emotionally. Children were killed or maimed and homes and families destroyed. Ultimately, these women were forced to flee or become invisible within their homeland. The Taliban militia rose from the dust of this war and by government decree reduced even the most educated and influential of the women to non-person status.

Contents:

Cover

WOMEN OF THE AFGHAN WAR

CONTENTS

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY OF MOMENTS FROM AFGHAN WOMEN'S HISTORY

NOTES

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE SOVIET INVASION

THE RESPONSE

FRIENDS

THE RUSSIANS IN AFGHANISTAN

RUSSIAN WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

AFGHANS IN RUSSIA

THE WOMEN IN THE STAIRWELL

THE REST HOUSE ZELENOGRADSKAYA

NOTE

HOLY WARRIORS

THE MONSTER: GULBUDDIN HEKMATYR

ROCKETS' RED GLARE

THE TALIBAN

CAMP LIFE

IN IRAN

HEALTH

CRAZY IN THREE LANGUAGES

EDUCATION

CHILD BRIDE

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

PRINCESS

PAVEMENT WOMEN

A WALK IN THE PARK

MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

HELP

FAR FROM HOME

FIGHTING BACK

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

AFTERWORD

ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH AND FOR AFGHAN WOMEN

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING

INDEX

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237] and index.

ISBN:

9798216037545

9780313003042

0313003041

OCLC:

614698190