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    Communist Afghanistan

    I need a book that goes into detail about Afghanistan from the times of Daud Khan to the hanging of Najibullah.

    There is only so much I can learn from my parents and uncles and until I meet those more knowledgable back in Afghanistan, i'll have to settle for some books.

    I want to learn about the origins of the Communist movement and the people behind it. I want to learn about the assassination of Daud Khan and about the Communist leaders who succeeded him. I also want to learn in much detail about Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin. The main thing that I would be grateful for is to learn about the organisation of the government at all levels and the background to it (the names of the top brass, internal divisions, efficiency etc).

    I need stuff that goes into detail, not simply wikipedia.
    It doesn't necessarily have to be a book, any informative extended articles will do.



    So can anyone help me out here, or will I have to go book-hunting alone?

    (please only recommend books that you yourself have read and found informative)



    Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by Haris; 08-22-2011, 11:00 PM.
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    Amazon.com: AFGHANISTAN'S TWO-PTY COMM (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (9780817977924): Anthony Arnold: Books
    Amazon.com: Afghan Communism and Soviet Intervention (Oxford Pakistan Paperbacks) (9780195795066): Henry S. Bradsher: Books
    Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.

    A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai

    For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."


    The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!

    -Ferishta, 1560–1620

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      Dera manana.

      I have bookmarked those web pages and will read the books as soon as I find the time.
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      To advise others is an easy matter, the difficulty is accepting advice -- since it is bitter for those who follow their
      own inclinations and desires      .

      -Imam al Ghazali

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      • #4
        please please , look for pashto or dari original literatur , there is alot written of this episode of afghan history , alot of lies and alot of truth .

        dont rely on second or third hand books ,which have also the touch of the cold war propaganda

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          Originally posted by abassinafghan View Post
          please please , look for pashto or dari original literatur , there is alot written of this episode of afghan history , alot of lies and alot of truth .

          dont rely on second or third hand books ,which have also the touch of the cold war propaganda
          Do you have any recommendations?
          Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.

          A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai

          For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."


          The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!

          -Ferishta, 1560–1620

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