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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495966803321

Autore

Kakar M. Hassan

Titolo

Afghanistan : the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979–1982 / / M. Hassan Kakar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1995]

©1995

ISBN

0-520-91914-9

0-585-24976-8

Edizione

[Reprint 2019]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 380 p. ) : maps ;

Disciplina

958.104/5

Soggetti

Afghanistan History Soviet occupation, 1979-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-364) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan -- 2. Why Did the Soviet Union Invade? -- 3. Under the Soviet Shadow -- 4. Islamic Resistance Organizations -- 5. Nationalist Resistance Organizations -- 6. Urban Uprisings and Their Suppression -- 7. Beginning of the Countrywide Armed Clashes -- 8. A New Type of War Leader: The Case of Logar -- 9. KhAD as an Agency of Suppression -- 10. Military and Administrative Measures for Consolidation of the Government -- 11. Victory at Any Cost -- 12. Elimination of Opponents by Nonmilitary Means -- 13. Genocide Throughout the Country -- 14. Genocide in Districts Around Kabul -- Conclusion -- Epilogue, 1982-1994 -- Appendix A. Political Organizations, Factions, and Unions -- Appendix B. Selected Biographical Sketches -- Appendix C. Afghan Refugees in Pakistan -- Appendix D. Telephone Conversation Between Kosygin and Taraki -- Notes -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author