I am Akbar Agha: Memories of the Afghan Jihad and the Taliban [Large Print]

By Anand Gopal, Alex Strick van Linschoten, Sayyed Mohammad Akbar Agha

Following in the tradition of Mullah Zaeef's My Life With the Taliban, Akbar Agha's memoir tells a story of war, friendship and political intrigue. Starting in 1980s Kandahar, the difficulties and successes of the mujahedeen come through clearly as Akbar Agha struggles to administer a group of fighters. He details the different groups fighting in Kandahar, their cooperation and the scale of the Soviet Union's efforts to crush them. Not directly a participant in the Taliban government that ruled post-1994, Akbar Agha offers a sometimes-critical account of the administration built by many of his former fighters. After the fall of the Islamic Emirate in 2001, Akbar Agha was involved in the Jaish ul-Muslimeen opposition group and for the first time he has revealed his account of what happened in the kidnapping of UN aid workers. I Am Akbar Agha ends with an analysis of the problems afflicting Afghanistan and outlines a vision for the political future of the country post-elections and post-2015. Anand Gopal has written an introduction to the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3944214099
• ISBN13: 9783944214092
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: First Draft Publishing Gmbh
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.7" x 7.5"