Dust of the Saints: A Journey to Herat in Time of WarThis is a record of a dangerous journey in disguise from the Pakistan border across Soviet-occupied Afghanistan to the city of Herat. One of the Holy shrines of Islam, Herat was renowned for the beauty of its mosques and mausolea, yet according to rumour, many of them had been destroyed in the eight years of fighting since the anti-Communist rising of 1979. |
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AD Herat raized by Genghis Khan | 8 |
March 1979 The rising of 24 Hoot in Herat | 15 |
Authors route | 17 |
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24 Hoot Abdul Afghanistan Afghans Allah Amanullah ambush army asked attack Babur bazaar blanket bombs British bullets camera camp carried commander Communist convoy courtyard cross desert donkey dozen enemy eyes face felt fighting garden garrison Ghorid green ground guerrillas hands Harakat heard helicopters Herat highway horses hundred hur-jin Husein inside Iran Islam Ismael Khan Jamiat Kabul Kalashnikov Khan's killed knew Koran looked machine-guns Malim Shah Wali metres miles militia minaret Mister Rahim Mohammad months morning mosque mountains mud walls mujahedin mullah Muslim Nausad night nomad Nuristan once Pakistan Panjshir valley party passed peasants Persian Peshawar photographs pray prayer Quandahar Quetta radio realised river road rocket roof rubble ruins Russians Samarkand Sayid O'Jan shot shouted side soldiers Soviet Union Stingers stopped suddenly Taiwara tanks Timurid told took truck turban valley village walk wanted weapons weeks wounded