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An edition of Women of the Afghan War (2000)

Women of the Afghan War

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This is an account of the Afghan War and its tragic aftermath as told by the women who were caught up in it and became its innocent victims. The voices in this oral history will provide personal snapshots to the news reports of the Taliban activities now coming out of Afghanistan. These accounts provide an historical background to the growth of the Taliban, and reveal circumstances of the daily life of the women who must survive in this very closed society.

Through the medium of oral history, this book brings to light the stories of the women who have suffered the consequences of the Afghan War and whose lives and whose daughter's lives have been changed forever. Through the voices of the Soviet women who supported their soldiers on Afghan soil, and the voices of the Afghan women scattered by circumstance around the globe, the last Cold War battle between the superpowers takes on a very personal tone. Policy decisions issued from on high became the rockets that destroyed these women physically, mentally, and emotionally. Children were killed or maimed and homes and families destroyed. Ultimately, these women were forced to flee or become invisible within their homeland. The Taliban militia rose from the dust of this war and by government decree reduced even the most educated and influential of the women to non-person status

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Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Language
English
Pages
272

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Women of the Afghan War
April 30, 2000, Praeger Publishers
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First Sentence

"The strongest voice of opposition to the Soviet invasion came, not surprisingly, from the United States."

Classifications

Library of Congress
HQ1735.6 .E45 2000, HQ1735

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
272
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9668994M
Internet Archive
womenofafghanwar00elli
ISBN 10
0275966178
ISBN 13
9780275966171
LCCN
99053424
OCLC/WorldCat
42680560
Library Thing
4257176
Goodreads
1648290

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The strongest voice of opposition to the Soviet invasion came, not surprisingly, from the United States.
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The strongest voice of opposition to the Soviet invasion came, not surprisingly, from the United States.
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