My husband is deploying soon and I want to learn more about where he is going. I don’t really want a "textbook" like book. Just something informative and interesting. Thanks!
P.S. Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I already asked this in the books section and the societies and cultures as well as history, [...]
Entries Categorized as 'history afghanistan'
Can anyone recommend a good book about the general history and culture of Afghanistan?
September 1, 2010
If i were to creat a history time-line of Afghanistan, what would be the ten most important events to include?
August 23, 2010
what are the major historical events of Afghanistan starting from 1500 - 2009. if possible can you please include links with it too. thank you.
it is not a tricky plot to make any one do my homework.
i am currently working on a school project and wanted to know what other people think are important historical [...]
How has Afghanistan history been affected by tribalism and foreign influence? ?
July 28, 2010
Afghanistan History is currently written by US Agenda, as it has been for the last 25 years. Look up Charlie Wilson and you will find more.
Tribal: stayed within their boundaries.
Foreign Policy: USSR/US interventionism created the Mujaheddin turned Taliban turned Al-Qaeda, currently found world wide.
Ghost Wars: How Reagan Armed the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan
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Can someone who knows a lot about the history of Afghanistan please answer?
July 7, 2010
During the 80’s or 90’s, some war or something was going on and a lot of people (royalty) in Afghanistan was murdered. A royal male ruler, separated or something from his wife and she fled with his two small children to the western world. The children were male and female, the girl was perhaps a [...]
What can we learn about Afghanistan history and culture from The Kite Runner?
June 18, 2010
help me please!
You can learn a lot about the particular polemical viewpoint of a single author of Afghan origin who lived outside Afghanistan. But let’s try not to generalize about culture from one novel and let’s definitely try not to let reading novels substitute for reading actual, thoughtful, factual, well-researched works of history.
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How much does anyone know of the Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan?
May 30, 2010
Me being an Afghan Hindu, have always been interested in spreading awareness of afghanistan’s glorious pre-islamic history, a time which is quickly forgotten when one deals with modern afghanistan- only islamic fanaticism, ethnic tensions, terrorism and drugs come to mind unfortunately today..
peopled by Aryan tribes (records from 1800 BC) which used a form of Sanscrit [...]
What’s a good book about the history of Afghanistan?
May 11, 2010
I’m looking for a good, comprehensive, general history of Afghanistan. I’d prefer something relatively new–but something within the last 40 years or so that’s very good trumps that! A good read is always welcome, but, again, I want to learn about Afghanistan comprehensively, and that criteria trumps a good read. Length doesn’t scare me, although [...]
The Kite Runner , How does the history of Afghanistan influence the way Amir’s life develops?
April 26, 2010
Amir and Afghanistan are both haunted by the past.
How does the history of Afghanistan influence the way Amir’s life develops?How could the two be compared? How much control , or influence do external conflicts have over internal conflicts ?
Because Afghanistan was invaded by the soviet, that led Amir and his father to go to America, [...]
What is a brief history of Afghanistan in the 1970s till now?
June 18, 2009
and if you could tell more about why the events that happened happened, that'd be great.
please don't only answer with links.
AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE 1970's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
"Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered continuous and brutal civil war, which included foreign interventions in the form of the 1979 Soviet invasion and the recent 2001 U.S.-led invasion that toppled [...]
Why don't politicians study the history of Afghanistan?
June 5, 2009
Alexander The Great, The Romans, The Mongols, The POMs and the Russians were all defeated in Afghanistan. What makes The Yanks, Aussies and NATO think that they are different?
Ask the Chinese to build another Great Wall around the place and leave them be.
Your suggestion is right on. But our criminals in office need a war. [...]