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

Contents: Foreword / by Gary C. Schroen—Note from the translator—Introduction—1. First steps, long journey ahead—2. No journey goes as planned-on the way at last—3. Home is home-Nooristan awaits—4. Eagles soar higher—5. Grandfather’s castle-Kantiwa, Heart of Nooristan—6. King of the passes-Kantiwa pass—7. Goodbye Nooristan-welcome Panjshir—8. A king’s wrath, tears in Herat, and a royal wedding—9. Crossing the Hindu Kush Range-wheel of the sky—10. Poor jeep, poor donkey, poor surgery—11. Little Saleha : onward top the commander—12. Commander Massoud—13. Battle preparations—14. Celebration before the battle—15. Battle of the garrison—16. Onward to Badakhshan, cradle of old culture—17. Afghan steel factory—18. Back on rocky track-village justice—19. Exorcism, Sufies, and royal hunt—20. Yellow pass : a lonely climber—21. Back to Nooristan and unacceptable love—22. Back to Kantiwa—23. The killer Kunar River—Epilogue—Index—About the author and translator.

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