Contents

• Significant Persons and Parties
• Author’s Note
• Preface

• 1. Introduction
• Part I  The Saur Revolution
  • 2. Lives of the Party
  • 3. The Armature of Khalqi Power
  • Coda   The Death of a President
• Part II   The Pech Uprising
  • 4. A Son of Safi
  • 5. Anatomy of a Tribal Uprising
  • Coda   The Death of a Safi Daughter
• Part III  The Islamic Jihad
  • 6. Muslim Youth
  • 7. Fault Lines in the Afghan Jihad
  • Coda   The Death of Majrooh
  • 8. Epilogue

• Glossary
• Bibliography