Afghanistan Diary: 1992-2000 by Edward Grazda
8vo. pp. 72. profusely illustrated. in b/w. hardcover (fine condition). New York: PowerHouse Books, [2000].
First Edition.
ISBN-10: 1576870472 / ISBN-13: 9781576870471
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Documentary photographer Grazda presents a pictorial introduction to the recent history of Afghanistan since the Mujahideen capture of Kabul in 1992. Through his sharp, penetrating lens, he reveals with fascinating b&w images what he witnessed first hand during this transformative period, from the destruction of the capital city into a ruinous civil war between the Mujahideen factions to their defeat by the Pakistani-supported Taliban militia, whose radical interpretation of Islamic law is the most extreme in the Islamic world. Also contains a chronology of modern Afghanistan and a summary of decrees.