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I am Akbar Agha: Memories of the Afghan Jihad and the Taliban (Large Print Edition)

I am Akbar Agha: Memories of the Afghan Jihad and the Taliban (Large Print Edition)

Agha, Sayyed Mohammad Akbar
Gopal, Anand

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ISBN10: 3944214099
ISBN13: 9783944214092
Publisher: First Draft Publishing Gmbh
Published: Jul 31 2020
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.38 Width: 4.72 Depth: 7.48
Language: English

Following in the tradition of Mullah Zaeef's My Life With the Taliban, Akbar Agha's memoir tells a story of war, friendship and political intrigue. Starting in 1980s Kandahar, the difficulties and successes of the mujahedeen come through clearly as Akbar Agha struggles to administer a group of fighters. He details the different groups fighting in Kandahar, their cooperation and the scale of the Soviet Union's efforts to crush them. Not directly a participant in the Taliban government that ruled post-1994, Akbar Agha offers a sometimes-critical account of the administration built by many of his former fighters. After the fall of the Islamic Emirate in 2001, Akbar Agha was involved in the Jaish ul-Muslimeen opposition group and for the first time he has revealed his account of what happened in the kidnapping of UN aid workers. I Am Akbar Agha ends with an analysis of the problems afflicting Afghanistan and outlines a vision for the political future of the country post-elections and post-2015. Anand Gopal has written an introduction to the book.

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