Author: Mahmud Nazari
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514448912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
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The story of Pylochan, or the Barefooted, is that of a courageous people of Kandahar whose story has never been told before. They were given the name Pylochan by the Farsi-speaking people as they attacked the enemy camps during the night barefooted so as not to make a sound. These young warriors gave hope to the oppressed people of Kandahar by the Persian Empire of independence and victory. This book tells the story of some of the Pylochan that lived many years after the independence from Persian Empire.
Author: Rusty Bradley
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553386166
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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“A raw and authentic war story about untamed Green Berets in action.”—Dalton Fury, New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin Laden Southern Afghanistan was slipping away. That was clear to then-Captain Rusty Bradley as he began his third tour of duty there in 2006. The Taliban and their allies were infiltrating everywhere, poised to reclaim Kandahar Province, their strategically vital onetime capital. To stop them, the NATO coalition launched Operation Medusa, the largest offensive in its history. Dispatched as a diversionary force in support of the main coalition attack, Bradley’s Special Forces A-team watched as the NATO force was quickly engulfed in a vicious counterattack. Key to relieving it was possession of Sperwan Ghar, a modest patch of high ground. Bradley’s small detachment assaulted the hill and, in the midst of a savage and unforgettable firefight, soon learned they were facing nearly a thousand seasoned fighters. Now Bradley recounts the whole remarkable story as it actually happened and brings to life the men who impossibly won the day—Americans and Afghans alike—each unique, all indelible in their everyday exercise of extraordinary heroism. Praise for Lions of Kandahar “A powerful and gripping account of a battle that helped shape the war in Afghanistan . . . With crisp writing and page-turning action, Lions of Kandahar is one of the best books written about the conflict.”—Mitch Weiss, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and co-author of Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War “One of the most important documents to emerge from the war in Afghanistan.”—The Seattle Times “Powerful . . . a riveting account of a strategic battle that doesn’t glorify war or focus on heroic deeds . . . Make room on your military bookshelf for Lions of Kandahar.”—San Antonio Express-News “Bradley takes the reader into battle.”—Time
Author: H. B. Lumsden
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789353604905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Author: Harry Burnett Lumsden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781332158386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Excerpt from The Mission to Kandahar: With Appendices The Mission to Kandahar: With Appendices was written by Harry Burnett Lumsden in 1860. This is a 301 page book, containing 110695 words and 4 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230250144
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX A. The Pinur Route from Kohat to Cabul and Ghazni. The distances as far as the Kurram fort, measured vnth a perambulator, by Lieut, Garnett, Engineers, November, 1857. The remainder are approximate. First stage from Kohat to Nasrathhel, six miles.--No permanent road yet completed; the old road is over an undulating cultivated country; crossing the drainage which runs into the Tori or Bara, to the left of the road; many watercourses in which would impede the march of artillery unless previously bridged or ramped: temporary bridges had been erected for the passage of the guns with the last Miranzai expedition, but this road of communication will never be complete until permanent bridges are constructed. The road passes the village of Muhammadzai at half way to Nasratkhel and at the entrance of the pass to the Bezoti hills called " Ublan." The valley averages from to 2 miles breadth; the hills to the north are in the possession of the Bezoti and Fi'rozkhel tribes of Arakzaies, and are barren, precipitous, and rising up to a height of some 1500 feet above the level of the plain, but in no place commanding the road. Second stage. To Hails, eleven miles.--For the first 3 miles the road is similar to yesterday's march; it then enters an Bai DEGREESr? miles"06 DEGREES DEGREESai * extensive grove of sissu and mulberry trees known as Fateh Shah's Ziarat, and crosses a stream that comes down from Marai, a village of " Tappa" Samilzai, which pays revenue to Government, this is one of the roads into the Samilzai valley, which is divided from the Hangu valley by a range of hills; another road into which strilces off near the village of Ustarzi lower; the hills surrounding the Samilzai valley (which is a complete amphitheatre) are held by the Sipah...
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781974287499
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the city *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The city of Kandahar dates back to the middle of the first millennium BCE, originally as a Persian town on the edge of the great Registan Desert in southeastern Afghanistan that was reestablished and repopulated by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. The ancient site of Kandahar developed on a rocky ridge some 3 kilometers to the west of the present-day city of the same name, which was founded in the 18th century. Kandahar was strategically located on the trade routes connecting India and the Middle East, and for this reason it was the target of many conquerors throughout the ages. The city has been in the hands of Persians, Greeks, Arabs (from the 7th century), Turks (10th century), Mongols (12th century) and Indians (16th century). Later it was conquered by the Safavid-Persians and the Ghilji, a tribe instrumental in the emergence of the modern state of Afghanistan. Nonetheless, as one writer put it, "The Arab Muslim armies that arrived in the 7th century were following the routes used previously by Persian and Greek invaders, but none of these empires, or the nearly 20 empires and dynasties that came late, found Afghanistan easy to conquer and control. The Afghan peoples, though internally divided, tend to unite in fierce opposition to outsiders." The old city of Kandahar was abandoned following its near-total destruction in 1738, but a few years later a new city was founded a few kilometers to the east, at the location of present-day Kandahar. Between 1748 and 1773 this was the capital of the new kingdom of Afghanistan. Subsequently, the city was temporarily conquered by British troops during the Anglo-Afghan wars, and has been the site of considerable fighting and destruction during the ongoing conflicts in the region. Almost half of Kandahar's history is interlinked with the rise and dominance of Islam in southeastern Afghanistan. Indeed, there is a bias towards the Islamic period in the city's narrative, because of two factors: the near-total destruction of the city's pre-Islamic archaeological remains in 1738, and the lack of excavation (and interpretation of excavated materials) in the modern period, due in part to the ongoing conflicts that the country faces. However, on a broader scale, the story of Kandahar is one of great cultural, political, and religious fusion. Throughout antiquity and the modern period, this region has been closely linked to the processes of cultural and mercantile exchanges between the neighboring regions of the east, north and west. Kandahar encountered diverse collection of religions because of its position on the frontiers between India, the Middle East, and the Silk Road. One of the earliest religious systems of the region was Zoroastrianism and the worship of Ahura Mazda, which continued to persist in the region up to the 10th and 11th centuries CE. With the conquests of Alexander the Great the region encountered the Greek pantheon of deities. Around the time of the Mauryan dynasty, Buddhism extended from India into Afghanistan. Islam arrived to the region in the 7th century CE, and for a period of time Gautama and Muhammad were venerated equally by the population of Kandahar. Kandahar: The History and Legacy of One of Afghanistan's Oldest Cities looks at the remarkable city and its impact on the region. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Kandahar like never before.
Author: William B. Trousdale
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004445226
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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This comprehensive history of nineteenth century Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second largest city, uses not only traditional historical sources, but unpublished diaries, archived military reports, contemporary photographs, drawings, paintings, and maps of the city drawn by British soldiers, other European visitors, and Asian sources. In addition to its detailed expansion on familiar political history, he addresses the social structure, tribal and ethnic composition, religious institutions, and economic activity during this century. Central to his work is an often street-by-street description of the geographical layout of Kandahar, its key features, and how they changed over time. Both for historians and those seeking the context of contemporary issues in Central Asia, Trousdale’s work is an essential read.
Author: Harry Burnett Lumsden
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295412013
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: Abigail Austen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghan War, 2001-2021
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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It's the war that's defined a generation-the lengthiest, most expensive military campaign of the modern day. You've seen the television coverage and the Internet-based news. But you've never seen the inner workings of the War on Terror quite like this. From 2011 to 2014, Abi Austen served alongside the US Army in Kandahar Province as a NATO consultant - a role that placed her face-to-face with high-ranking officials from the United States, NATO, and Afghanistan. There, she had a front-row view of the madness and mayhem, the heroism and tragedy, to be found behind the veil of warfare. Now, in Lord Roberts' Valet, Austen introduces readers to the gritty realities of this tumultuous modern conflict, from the personalities behind the action, to the daily minutia of deployment, to the life-altering insanity of living dangerously close to Taliban fighters, all against a backdrop of rockets and gunfire. Delving into the past and present of Afghanistan, Austen explores the broader historical context of the Afghan War-including the decision-making processes, what the intentions were, and where they went horribly wrong. The result is a unique, never-before-told tale from inside the war of a generation by a woman who has been through it all.
Author: Sharon E. Mckay
Publisher: Om Books International
ISBN: 9380069472
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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“I wish with all my heart that you were in school. I love my country, Daughter, but here we have been robbed of our most precious gifts: thought and imagination. Only in an atmosphere of peace and security can artists, poets, and writers flourish. Without our artists and storytellers, we have no history, and without history our future is unmoored—we drift. It is art, never war, that carries culture forward.”
