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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khalili, Masood, 1950-

Contributor:

Khalīlī, Maḥmūd, translator.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Khalili, Masood, 1950---Diaries.

Khalili, Masood.

History.

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

Afghanistan.

Genre:

Diaries.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xvii, 275 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd ; Thousand Oaks, California, USA : SAGE Publications Inc, [2017]

Language Note:

Unpublished original work written in Dari.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

Summary:

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighter's Account of the Soviet Invasion is the real-life tale of a young political leader, Masood Khalili. Son of Ustad Khalilullah Khalili, the great Afghan poet, he motivated his people and led them in their fight against the 'Red Army'. Alongside his friend Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, Khalili traveled by foot, on horseback, and on donkey, sharing the tales of pain, despair, and despondence of his countrymen and women. In letters to his beloved wife Sohaillah, he writes of his journey through the Himalayan range, accompanied by a team of foreign journalists. The book is an account of the search for ever-elusive peace in a country ravaged by war-a war that changed the landscape of the country and the fabric of its society. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 First Steps, Long Journey Ahead 1

2 No Journey Goes as Planned-On the Way at Last 18

3 Home is Home-Nooristan Awaits 27

4 Eagles Soar Higher 49

5 Grandfather's Castle-Kantiwa, Heart of Nooristan 62

6 King of the Passes-Kantiwa Pass 66

7 Goodbye Nooristan-Welcome Panjshir 73

8 A King's Wrath, Tears in Herat, and a Royal Wedding 85

9 Crossing the Hindu Kush Range-Wheel of the Sky 98

10 Poor Jeep, Poor Donkey, Poor Surgery 111

11 Little Saleha: Onward to the Commander 122

12 Commander Massoud 129

13 Battle Preparations 158

14 Celebration before the Battle 171

15 Battle of the Garrison 176

16 Onward to Badakhshan, Cradle of Old Culture 187

17 Afghan Steel Factory 199

18 Back on Rocky Track-Village Justice 202

19 Exorcism, Sufis, and a Royal Hunt 210

20 Yellow Pass: A Lonely Climber 216

21 Back to Nooristan and Unacceptable Love 225

22 Back to Kantiwa 236

23 The Killer Kunar River 241.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9789386062772

9386062771

OCLC:

971615462