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100 1 _aKhalili, Masood,
_d1950-
245 1 0 _aWhispers of war :
_bAn Afghan freedom fighter's account of the Soviet invasion /
_cMasood Khalili ; translated by Mahmud Khalili.
263 _a1703
264 1 _aNew Delhi, India :
_bSAGE Publications India,
_c2017.
300 _apages cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aTable of Contents Foreword by Gary C. Schroen Note from the Translator Introduction First Steps, Long Journey Ahead No Journey Goes as Planned—On the Way at Last Home Is Home—Nooristan Awaits Eagles Soar Higher Grandfather’s Castle—Kantiwa, Heart of Nooristan King of the Passes—Kantiwa Pass Goodbye Nooristan—Welcome Panjshir A King’s Wrath, Tears in Herat, and a Royal Wedding Crossing the Hindu Kush Range—Wheel of the Sky Poor Jeep, Poor Donkey, Poor Surgery Little Saleha: Onward to the Commander Commander Massoud Battle Preparations Celebration before the Battle Battle of the Garrison Onward to Badakhshan, Cradle of Old Culture Afghan Steel Factory Back on Rocky Track—Village Justice Exorcism, Sufis, and a Royal Hunt Yellow Pass: A Lonely Climber Back to Nooristan and Unacceptable Love Back to Kantiwa The Killer Kunar River Epilogue Index
546 _aUnpublished original work written in Dari. Translated into English for current publication.
600 1 0 _aKhalili, Masood,
_d1950-
_vDiaries.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_xHistory
_ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989
_vPersonal narratives, Afghan.
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