Remembering the Saur Revolution
Forty years ago, communists took over Afghanistan hoping to bring modernization and social progress to the country. Were their sweeping reforms doomed to fail?
Jonathan Neale’s books include A People’s History of the Vietnam War, Tigers of the Snow, What’s Wrong with America, and Stop Global Warming. He blogs with Nancy Lindisfarne at Anne Bonny Pirate.
Forty years ago, communists took over Afghanistan hoping to bring modernization and social progress to the country. Were their sweeping reforms doomed to fail?