Afghanistan in the 1980s From the Perspective of an Indian Diplomat

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Jyotiendra Nath Dixit, a distinguished diplomat and former Indian ambassador to Kabul, spent time in Afghanistan between 1982 and 1985 and compiled his observations of that period in a book titled “Afghanistan Diaries: From Zahir Shah to the Taliban.” What distinguishes this work from a purely diplomatic report is the subtlety with which Dixit reflects the political complexities of Afghanistan. He was not just an outside observer, but an activis…