The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the United States Response
Author : Keith Tillman Duncan
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Afghanistan
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Author : Keith Tillman Duncan
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN :
Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,32 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN :
Author : Mohammed Kakar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520919143
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.
Author : Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Afghanistan
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Author : A.Z. Hilali
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351876236
Hilali provides an excellent study into the US-Pakistan partnership under the Reagan administration. The book explores the causes of Pakistan's involvement in the Afghanistan war and the United States' support to prevent Soviet adventurism. It shows that Pakistan was the principal channel through which assistance was provided to Afghan freedom fighters; it also provided access to its military bases to use against the Soviet Union. The study looks at the consequences of the war on Pakistan and explains how it became enmeshed within its domestic politics. Furthermore, it evaluates the role of Pakistan as a key partner in the global coalition against terrorism and discusses how General Pervez Musharraf brought about Pakistan's development towards a progressive, moderate and democratic society. Ideally suited to courses on foreign policy.
Author : Gabriella Grasselli
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Group
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN :
This study uses the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as a focal point for examining British and American foreign policies at the start of the New Cold War, and the special Anglo-American relationship. The book seeks to identify the components and manifestations of that relationship.
Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher :
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Afghanistan
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Author : Arundhati Roy
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Europe
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Author : Richard P. Cronin
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 33,26 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Afghanistan
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