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My Life with the Taliban.

This is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a senior former member of the Taliban. His memoirs, translated from Pashto, are more than just a personal account of his extraordinary life. My Life with the Taliban offers a counter-narrative to the standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979. Zaeef d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zaeef, Abdul Salam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hurst, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a senior former member of the Taliban. His memoirs, translated from Pashto, are more than just a personal account of his extraordinary life. My Life with the Taliban offers a counter-narrative to the standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979. Zaeef describes growing up in rural poverty in Kandahar province. Both of his parents died at an early age, and the Russian invasion of 1979 forced him to flee to Pakistan. He started fighting the jihad in 1983, during which time he was associated with many major figures in the anti-Soviet resistance, incl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (627 pages)
ISBN:9781849044448
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