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"in the lanes of oblivion"
Chaffetz does an admirable job of describing northwest Afghanistan as it was circa 1975 and the effect that the country and its people had upon him.As one who had passed through the country in the late sixties, there was much I could recognize in both the stimulus and the author's response.Particularly gratifying to me was the "update" aspect - the provision of information from that particular time period, of which I had previously read and heard only the barest political and economic facts. Chaffetz ably uses history to inform and frame the life and times he experienced.A further enhancement is the author's knowledge of Farsi and the inclusion of translations into English of words, old inscriptions, and occasional couplets of Persian poetry.The title of this review is taken from one of those couplets.The book is evocative and commendable.

An encounter with Afghanis
A very humane and sensitive account that explores the world view of people far from the beaten track. Despite the differences we are led to understand their concerns which turn out to be far less foreign than the material setting would suggest.

Afghanistan: Whither goest thou
Chaffetz book "A memorial" is the last in my trilogy of readings on Afghanistan for this year. First, I read about Nic Danzinger's travels through the area in recent years. Next, I jumped back to the 1950's and'60s with Sir Wilfred Thesiger's--"Among the Mountains". Ifinished with Chaffetz's "A Journey Through Afghanistan". Theyare all brilliant but Chaffetz's book stands out as a scholarly piece andcould well be used in anthropological circles for it's in depth study ofthe urban and nomadic Afghanis prior and during the Russian invasion. Therecent drought that has affected the Hazarajat and Kuchi nomads ofAfghanistan was brought that much closer with this book.I had bought thisbook in the late 1980's but between different trips to the Near East--I hadfogotten where I left it. As a result, it took me 10 years to actually getaround to reading it and after finishing it, I wondered why I hadn'tcracked the spline earlier. Chaffetz' style can be a bit off-putting buthis travelling companion is a perfect foil to David's abrasive personality.I would really like to know why Chaffetz was studying Parsi inpre-revolutionary Iran or was that just a cover? ... Read more

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The Dards are a group of people defined by linguistic similarities, and not common ethnicity, predominantly found in Eastern Afghanistan, in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir and in the Northern Areas and North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Smaller Dard populations can be found in China. The term Dard is due to Herodotus who described a land of the Dardikae in the areas forming northeastern Afghanistan. ... Read more

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An examination of the history of war in Afghanistan, showing how the armed resistance has affected the lives of ordinary people. It gives examples of how people are rebuilding their lives and are maintaining the bonds of family and tradition, despite the suffering and poverty. Because of its strategic position, Afghanistan became a setting for a "proxy war" between Russia and the Western powers during the 1980s. Since the withdrawal of Russian troups in 1989, and a consequent loss of interest on the part of Western countries, Afghanistan has seen the rise of local militia leaders, a slow disintegration of central government and a descent into anarchy. More recently the Taliban, a strict and dogmatic Islamic force, have extended their power over most of the country. Chris Johnson is author of "Women on the Frontline". ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Afghanistan, offiziell Islamische Republik Afghanistanist ein Binnenstaat an der Schnittstelle von Zentralasien und Südasien, der an den Iran, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan, Tadschikistan, die Volksrepublik China und Pakistan grenzt. Drei Viertel des Landes bestehen aus schwer zugänglichen Gebirgsregionen. In den 1990er-Jahren besiegten von Pakistan aus operierende und von den USA und Saudi-Arabien finanzierte Mudschaheddin die von der Sowjetunion gestützte Regierung. Die Aufteilung der Machtbereiche scheiterte jedoch an Rivalitäten; die fundamentalistisch islamisch ausgerichteten Taliban-Milizen kamen an die Macht und setzten eine radikale Interpretation des Islam und insbesondere die Scharia mit aller Härte durch. ... Read more

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Title: The Middle East: A region wracked by wars, sorrow, and lot of geographic misunderstanding. (Geography Smart).(Brief Article)
Author: Jim McMahon
Publication: Junior Scholastic (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 29, 2001
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 104Issue: 6Page: 16(2)

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