Love and war in Afghanistan

312 Pages·2005·47.266 MB·English

by  Alex Klaits

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children, to war, exile, and a monstrous act of
human cruelty;NiyazTurdi,whose houseis hitby
Soviet bombs the night before his wedding;
Humaira w^ho,afterendunno;a tumultuous life in
exileandstandingup toTajikgangsters
-lingmuiahedin,becomesa confessional
forwomen withwhom she w^orks in pbst-Tiiliban
'ihanistan; and Ali Muhanimad, an orner\
"'"""^'"'^his mind even in the presence ofTaliban
officials.We meet eloped lovers,boys who marry
at the age oftwelve, and women who do every-
thing in their power to keep, their families
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Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits
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I. Afgh—anistan His—tory Sovietoccupation,19—79-1989 Personalnarratives.2. Afghanistan-
History 1989-2001 Biography.3. Afghanistan Sociallifeandcustoms. I.Gulmamadova-
Klaits,Gulchin.II.Title.
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