This book examines the troubled history of a nation whose global relevance continues to hold the international spotlight. Reaching as far back as the seventh century A.D., when Arab armies imported the new religion of Islam into a predominantly Buddhist country, Martin Ewans shows how centuries of invasions, fierce tribal rivalries, and powerful dynasties led to the creation of an Afghan empire…
Afghanistan: The Soviet War provides a penetrating, first-hand account of the Soviet–Afghan conflict in the 1980s, based on the author’s multiple undercover visits to war zones and refugee areas. The narrative outlines how the Soviet military employed aggressive tactics ranging from massive air assaults to highly mobile ground operations to try to suppress the mujahideen resistance. It h…