Under a Sickle Moon: A Journey Through Afghanistan

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Grove Press, Aug 8, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 226 pages
In 1984 journalist Peregrine Hodson crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan with rebel mujahedin smuggling arms and ammunition, beginning a thousand-mile journey through the war-torn nation. Fluent in Farsi, he was able to observe the war with stunning intimacy and eloquently capture the essence of the Afghan people and their culture. As the travelers survived bombings by Soviet aircraft, an ambush by a rival faction, and becoming swept up in a major offensive, Hodson would come to gain a unique perspective on their hopes for peace and religious devotion. Bringing together travel writing, war reportage, and history, this is a richly rendered portrait of a complex people. "Gripping and moving ... [a] powerful account of a war that has often been described as 'forgotten.'" -- Gail Pool, The Christian Science Monitor "Will long remain the most vivid account of a strange and horrible wrong." -- Ahmed Rashid, The Independent (London) "Vivid and intriguing." -- Jonathan Kirsch, -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

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Introduction
1
Teremangal
7
Lowgar
26
Wardak
44
Bamiyan
57
Pul e Khumri
71
Nahrin
85
Ishkamesh
98
Panjshir
141
Nuristan
159
Pushal
168
Parun
183
Papruk
194
Peshawarak
204
Epilogue
213
Index
220

Nahrin
113
Khust
127

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