Silk Road Books & Photos

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Yosufzai, M.Saeedullah Khan

Attractions of Swat

Historical Guide to Swat, 1st edition 1996 chapters include geography of Swat, history of Swat, historical sites, tourist spots, communication, epilogue, bibliography, and index. 33 black and white and colour plates and two maps. Includes language guide Pashto to English on two pages. 33 pages soft cover.

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Zaeef Abdul Salam

My Life with the Taliban

Account by the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan on his years as a Mujahideen  fighter with the Taliban against the Soviets and thereafter a unique account on the rise of the Taliban to political power. This book provides further details about the author’s captivity at Guantanamo bay and the hope of his captors to use the author as a “moderate” Talib to negotiate on behalf of the US with the Taliban resistance movement. First edition in dust wrapper 2010. Hachette India 331 pages.

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Zaidan, Ahmad Muaffaq

The “Afghan Arabs” Media at Jihad

This is a book cited as a source by Peter Bergen in his biographical work on Bin Laden. This is an extremely rare publication in original pictorial card cover. The author details the role of Arab journalists in the Anti Soviet war 1979-89 and the author also provides details on the role of Arabs joining the Jihad as mujahideen and the role of Arabs in humanitarian work. This book is principally concerned with the role of Arabs in the media. The author has worked for a number of Arab newspapers incluuding al hayat and sharq al-wasat. 100 pages 1999 Pakistan Futuristics Foundation Islamabad.

374

Zalmai

Return Afghanistan/Retour Afghanistan

Large Coffee table book with many colour and black and white plates. Pictorial hardcover circa 2002.

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Farrukh Husain

Afghanistan in the age of Empires - the Great Game for South and Central Asia

Afghanistan in the Age of Empires- the Great Game for South and Central Asia to be published in February 2018 by Silk Road Books and Photos. To read a synopsis of the book click here. Available through Silk Road Books and Photos payable by PayPal/Bank transfer for worldwide postage. Price £25 plus postage. 

This book is a seminal work on the first Anglo-Afghan War heralded by the following authors:  

"Farrukh Husain has uncovered much fascinating new material in this important new study" William Dalrymple
"As far as I know no other author has covered Afghan affairs during the first half of the nineteenth century and particularly the First Afghan war in such detail. This work is a major contribution to the field of Afghan studies." Professor Mohammed Hassan Kakar

"Farrukh Husain captures an aspect of Afghan history others have failed to find. His narrative is rich in Afghan and British archives, which he has painstakingly researched , recreating the story of Imperial Britain's ill-fated attempt to control Afghanistan in the mid-19th Century. In their own words, the key protagonists are brought to life, their thoughts and actions illustrating the complexities of retaining power in this troubled region, the cultural and political issues they faced resonating in the present day." Victoria Schofield

"Afghanistan in the age of empires is without doubt the most thorough and scholarly work of modern times to consider the fascinating complexities of this ancient history of culture and conflict. Both readable and informative, it draws one down through interwoven layers of history, many of which have been ignored by other historians until now. Making use of source material translated into English for the first time, as well as an inside understanding of events, Farrukh Husain has surpassed all expectations, with a truly extraordinary book".
Tahir Shah

"This book is a treasure of images as well as insights"
Nancy Hatch Dupree