A Journey through Afghanistan
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A Journey through Afghanistan
Shortly before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, David Chaffetz slipped from the protection of Western culture and immersed himself in the customs, fears, and hopes of the Afghan people, setting out by car and on horseback for a long journey through the northwestern quarter of the country. A Journey through Afghanistan is the story, told in vivid, descriptive prose, of his experience—an account that reveals more about the Afghan people themselves than most books written either before or since.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Willard Wood
Chapter One: Portals to a Land
Islam Qala
Dasht, Bagh, Bazaar
Days and Nights in a Fasting Season
Celebrating the Feast
Chapter Two: Waiting for Transfer
Afghan Truck
Light
Samovar Talk
The Div’s Castle
At the Bell
On the Steppe
Chapter Three: On Pilgrimage
Mazar-i-Sharif
Graves of Giants
The Cave of Sleepers
Chapter Four: Heart of an Oasis
The Old City
A Grand Gesture
A Keepsake
Holiday Bath
Abraham’s Sacrifice
Chapter Five: On Horseback
Ganj Bazaar
Kabud, Ablaq
Riding Out
Chapter Six: The Journey
Eastward
On the Road
The Storm
Prophetic Talk
Under the Earth
Chapter Seven: In the Valley
A Very Small World
By the Riverside
Life of the Tribes
A Strange Ritual
The Shah of Mashhad
Chapter Eight: Leaving Afghanistan
A Handful of Dust
Madmen
Echoes & Apologies
Glossary
Chapter One: Portals to a Land
Islam Qala
Dasht, Bagh, Bazaar
Days and Nights in a Fasting Season
Celebrating the Feast
Chapter Two: Waiting for Transfer
Afghan Truck
Light
Samovar Talk
The Div’s Castle
At the Bell
On the Steppe
Chapter Three: On Pilgrimage
Mazar-i-Sharif
Graves of Giants
The Cave of Sleepers
Chapter Four: Heart of an Oasis
The Old City
A Grand Gesture
A Keepsake
Holiday Bath
Abraham’s Sacrifice
Chapter Five: On Horseback
Ganj Bazaar
Kabud, Ablaq
Riding Out
Chapter Six: The Journey
Eastward
On the Road
The Storm
Prophetic Talk
Under the Earth
Chapter Seven: In the Valley
A Very Small World
By the Riverside
Life of the Tribes
A Strange Ritual
The Shah of Mashhad
Chapter Eight: Leaving Afghanistan
A Handful of Dust
Madmen
Echoes & Apologies
Glossary