Contents

• Preface
• Maps
• Introduction

• 1. A Client Government in Afghanistan
  • 1. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
  • 2. Why Did the Soviet Union Invade?
  • 3. Under the Soviet Shadow
• 2. The Afghans Against the Invaders and the Client Government
  • 4. Islamic Resistance Organizations
  • 5. Nationalist Resistance Organizations
  • 6. Urban Uprisings and Their Suppression
  • 7. Beginning of the Countrywide Armed Clashes
  • 8. A New Type of War Leader
• 3. The Politics of Confrontation and Suppression
  • 9. KhAD as an Agency of Suppression
  • 10. Military and Administrative Measures for Consolidation of the Government
  • 11. Victory at Any Cost
  • 12. Elimination of Opponents by Nonmilitary Means
• 4. The Story of Genocide in Afghanistan
  • 13. Genocide Throughout the Country
  • 14. Genocide in Districts Around Kabul
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue, 1982-1994

• A. Political Organizations, Factions, and Unions
• B. Selected Biographical Sketches
• C. Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
• D. Telephone Conversation Between Kosygin and Taraki
• Glossary
• Select Bibliography
• About the Author
• Publications