TY  - BOOK
AU  - Arney,George
TI  - Afghanistan : : the definitive account of a country at crossroads / 
SN  - 0749301961
AV  - DS371.2. A76 1990
PY  - 1990///
CY  - London : 
PB  - Mandarin, 
KW  - Guerrillas
KW  -  Afghanistan.
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  -  History
KW  -  Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
KW  -  Politics and government
KW  -  1973-1989.
N1  - Contents: Acknowledgments—List of illustrations—Maps—1. Birth of a nation—2. A clutch of kings : from Amanullah to Daoud—3. Embracing the bear : foreign policy 1919-1973—4. The dangerous decade : Islam, Marxism and the democratic experiment 1963-1973—5. Revolution in two acts : Daoud’s republic and the communist coup 1973-1978—6. Prelude to invasion : Hafizullah Amin and his downfall—7. The bearded warriors : resistance inside Afghanistan 1978-1988—8. The bearded politicians : the resistance in exile 1975-1989—9. Uncle Sam and the grinning general : US and Pakistani involvement in the resistance—10. Postcard from Peshawar—11. Postcard from Kabul—12. The puppet regime : war and national reconciliation 1979-1988—13. The man from the UN : Diego Cordovez and the peace talks 1982-1988—14. The struggle for Kabul : Soviet withdrawal and its aftermath—Epilogue : the headless goat—Notes—Index
ER  -