by Sarah Chayes
BBC
bin Laden, Usama
Book of Garshasp, The
Book of Kings. See Shahnama (Firdowsi)
borders, Afghan
demarcation of
dispute over
negotiations over
with Pakistan
with Russia
Bosnia
Bost, Afghanistan
Bosworth, C. E.
Britain
Afghanistan and
India and
Russia and
British army
British Broadcasting Company. See BBC
Brookes, Adam
Bucephalas (horse)
Buck, Craig
Buddhism
Bukhara
Bush, George W.
Campbell, John
cards, playing
Carr, Greg
casualties
Afghan civilian
of Kandahari security forces
U.S. Army
Central Asia
Central Asian Society
Central Intelligence Agency. See CIA
Chaman, Pakistan
Chechnya
China
CIA
Clarke, David
Clarke, Mary
claymore mines
clothing
CNN
cold war
communication(s)
Concord, Massachusetts
Concord Friends of Afghans for Civil Society
consensus building
Conservative Party
customs revenues
Daoud Khan
Darius III, king of Persia
DDR (disarmament, demobilization, and rein-tegration)
deaths and murders. See also casualties
of aid workers
of Al-Qaeda Arabs
increase in
of Khakrezwal. See murder of Khakrezwal
of mullahs
of Ricardo Munguia
defeated leaders, pursuit of
Defense Department, U.S.
foreign policy and
State Department and
democracy
demonstrations, anti-American
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
Doctors Without Borders
Donkeyskin, Muhammad
Dorfman, Sue
Dost Muhammad Khan
Dostum, Abd ar-Rashid
Durand, H. Mortimer
Durand Line
Durrani, Ahmad Shah
mausoleum of
Durranis
education
elders/council of elders See also Loya Jirga
Afghanistan’s founding myth and
Afghans for Civil Society project
Ghiljai delegation of
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Hamid Karzai and
judicial system and
National Endowment for Democracy project
Qayum Karzai and
Taliban and
U.S. officials and
elections, Afghan
Elephant Rock
elephants
Elphinstone, Mountstuart
embassy
ethnic conflict See also tribes
Faisan
Fall of the Safavi Dynasty, The (Lockhart)
family life
Farah, Afghanistan
Farsi
Fayda
FBI
fear
feigned retreat
Finn, Robert
Firdowsi, Abul-Qasim
food
foreigners. See aid workers and foreigners
foreign policy, U.S.
Defense Department and
Fox, David
France
Friendship Gate
fuel
funerals
Gall, Carlotta
Gardez, Afghanistan
Garshasp (Iranian hero)
Genghis Khan
Germany, post-Taliban role of
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Ghiljais
elders
Hamid Karzai and
Ghurids
Grand Tribal Council. See Loya Jirga
grapes
Great Game
Greeks/Greek language
greeting rituals
Gutman, Roy
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Hajji Jamal Khan
Hayatullah (bus driver)
Hazaras
health, author’s
Helmand Province
Helmand River
Hephthalites
Herat, Afghanistan
Hikmatyar, Gulbuddin
History of the Prophets and Kings (Tabari)
Homer
honor
horses
hospitality
houses, Kandahari
Houston, Ben
Hulagu (grandson of Genghis Khan)
humanitarian aid See also aid workers and foreigners
military and
humanitarian organizations See also specific organizations
ibn al-Ashath, ‘Abd ar-Rahman
ICRC. See International Committee of the Red Cross
Ighraq (Ghurid commander)
Iliad (Homer)
India
Britain and
Mongols and
Pakistan and
sale of Kandahar to
trade with
Indus River
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Criminal Court
International Women’s Day
Internet
Iran See also Persian Empire
epic legends of
Islam and
Iraq
Iraq war
ISAF
Isfahan
ISI
foreign reporters and
Internet café of
Khakrezwal and
post-Soviet role of
Taliban and
Yusuf Pashtun and
Islam
Afghanistan and
as cultured society
in India
Iran and
Taliban and
as uniting force for Arabs
Islamic Relief
Isma’il Khan
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jalal ad-Din
Jalali, Ali
appearance of
author and
Khakrezwal and
murder of Khakrezwal and
Shirzai’s promotion and
Jamshid (Iranian folk hero)
Jan, Mami
Jan, Nazar
jirga. See elders/council of elders
journalists, deaths of
justice, system of
Juvayni, Ata Malik
Juzjani (historian)
Kabul, Afghanistan
anti-American demonstrations in
British and
capture of
Ghiljai elders and
journey to
Khakrezwal and
NGO Row
road to
security forces of
Kandahar, Afghanistan
airport. See airport, Kandahar
appearance of
atmosphere of
attitude toward U.S. in
battle for. See battle for Kandahar
climactic conditions of
economy of
ethnic makeup of
gates of
history of
houses in
in Iranian epic legends
Mongol Empire and
Pakistan and
post-Soviet conditions in
post-Taliban conditions in
reputation of
roads of
seasons of
security forces of. See security forces, Kandahari
strategic location of
Taliban and
Tamerlane and
telephone exchange of
traffic in
weight units
as Zabulistan
Karim (author’s assistant)
Karzai, Ahmad Wali
Karzai, Aziz Khan
Karzai, Hamid
assassination attempt on
author and
battle for Kandahar and
elders and
election of
Ghiljais and
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Khakrezwal and
personality and character of
post-Soviet actions of
post-Taliban actions of
presidential campaign and
presidential duties of
provincial governors and
Soviet occupation, role during
Taliban and
U.S. and
warlordism and
Karzai, Patricia
Karzai, Qayum
Afghans for Civil Society and
author and
council of elders and
Khakrezwal and
Shirzai’s promotion and
Karzai family, duplicity of
Kashmir
Kennedy, Hugh
Kennedy School of Government
Khakrez, Afghanistan
Khakrezwal, Asma
Khakrezwal, Muhammad Akrem
appearance of
author’s living quarters and
author’s relationship with
corruption allegations against
on democracy
firing of
funeral of
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Hamid Karzai and
health of
ISI and
Jalali and
as Kabul police chief
as Kandahari police chief
as Mazar-i-Sherif police chief
memorial service for
Munguia murder inquiry
murder of. See murder of Khakrezwal
Naqib and
on Pakistani strategy
personality and character of
political savvy of
post-September actions of
post-Soviet actions of
potential postings for
Qayum Karzai and
residence of
Shirzai forces and
at Shirzai’s farewell
Taliban and
threats to
training of
U.S. Army and
Khalilzad Zalmai
Kharijis
Khwarazmshah Muhammad
Khwarazmshahs
kishmish khanahs
kites
Klein Rudiger
Koran See Qur’an
Kosovo
Kuchawal Gul Mahmad
Kyoto Protocol
Lajwar (Ahmad Wali Karzai’s assistant)
Landau (Khakrezwal’s bodyguard)
Land Mine Treaty
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Letters to Washington author’s
Liberal Party
Lincoln, Massachusetts
living quarters author’s
Lockhart Laurence
Los Angeles Times
Louis Berger
Loya Jirga
Lyman Eve
Macedonia
McNeill Dan
Mahmad Shir
Mahmud Khan
Malik Khan
marijuana
Ma’rouf
Marshall Tyler
Massoud Ahmad Shah
Maymuria (building)
Maywand Afghanistan
Mazadykov Talatbeg
Mazar-i-Sherif Afghanistan
history of
Khakrezwal on
media coverage
after battle for Kandahar
after September
of warlordism
Mercy Corps
Merv
military U.S. See Army U.S.
Mines and Industry
Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the
Punishment of Vice
Mir Wais (Khakrezwal’s bodyguard)
Moghul Empire
Mongol Empire
Morning Edition
Mu’awiya
Muhammad
Muhammad Khalid Sheikh
mujahideen and “mujahideen time,”
mullahs murders of
Munguia Ricardo
murder of Khakrezwal
crime scene of
Gul Agha Shirzai and
investigation into
Jalali and
Pakistan and
suicide bombing theory of
murders. See deaths
and murders Musharraf Pervez
Muslim Empire
Nadir Shah
Najibullah (Talib)
Nangrahar, Afghanistan
Naqib, Mullah
author and
battle for Kandahar and
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Khakrezwal and
Khakrezwal’s funeral and
murder of Khakrezwal and
personality and character of
post-Soviet actions of
residence of
Taliban and
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
National Press Club
National Public Radio
NATO
Nazmi Khass
NED See National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
negotiations
over Afghan border
with Taliban
Newsweek
New York Times
night letters
See September
Niyamatullah (almond seller)
Northern Alliance
NPR See National Public Radio
Nurzai Hajji Niyamat
Omar, Muhammad
op-eds author’s
opium
Oxus River
Pahlavi
Pakistan See also specific cities
Afghanistan and
Afghan-U.S. conflict role in
Al-Qaeda and
anti-American demonstrations and
bin Laden and
border with Afghanistan. See borders, Afghan
foreign policy goals of
founding of
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Hikmatyar and
India and
intelligence agency See ISI
Kandahar and
murder of Khakrezwal and
Saudi Arabia and
Shirzai forces and
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and
Taliban and
U.S. and
Palace The
Palawan Ayyub
Pashtoon Khalid
Pashtu
Pashtun Yusuf
Pashtuns and Pashtun culture
Pashtun Wali
Peacock Army
Pedersen Richard
Persian Boy, The (Renault)
Persian Empire
Mongol Empire and
Peshawar Pakistan
Philip II king of Macedon
polo
Popalzais
posttraumatic stress disorder
presidential campaign Afghan
presidential election U.S.
prison private Shirzai’s
qanun (government under national law)
Qara’una
Qasim (Karzai’s tribesman)
Quetta Pakistan
QUIP (quick impact projects)
Qunduz Afghanistan
Qur’an
Ramadan
rebuilding post-Taliban
Akokolacha project. See Akokolacha
bidding process
corruption in
fund-raising for
Iraq war, effect on
military’s role in
QUIP (quick impact projects)
U.S. policy on
water issues
Red Crescent
Renault, Mary
reporting. See med
ia coverage
Ridda wars
Rigistan, Afghanistan
Rigistan Desert
Ring Road
roads
to Kabul
to Kandahar
Royaume de l’Insolence, Le (Barry)
Rubin, Alissa
Rumsfeld, Donald
Russia
Rustam
Rustam (Iranian folk hero)
Rwanda
Safavis
Saffarids
Samarqand
SAS
Saudi Arabia
Schofield Barracks
School for Advanced Military Studies
Secret History of the Mongols, The
security
author’s
security forces, Kabul
security forces, Kandahari
casualties of
legal standing of
payment of
Shirzai’s forces and
training needed by
Seleucus I
self-identity and role, author’s
September
reason for
reporting difficulties following
Serbia
Serena Hotel
sex
Shafiullah (Khakrezwal’s assistant)
Shahnama (Firdowsi)
Shahr-i Naw (New Town)
Shah-Rukh
Shay, Jonathan
Shi’is/Shi’ism
Shindand, Afghanistan
Shirzai, Bacha
Shirzai, Gul Agha
Akokolacha’s rebuilding and
anti-Taliban forces of. See Shirzai forces
appearance of
author and
battle for Kandahar and
death of Ricardo Munguia and
elders and
farewell lunch of
Hamid Karzai and
Jalali and
as Kandahar governor
Khakrezwal and
militia of. See Shirzai forces
as minister
murder of Khakrezwal and
murder of Munguia and
as Nangrahar governor
Naqib and
ousters of
Pakistan and
Pashtoon and
personality and character of
in post-Soviet era
press coverage of
Qayum Karzai and
residence of
Taliban and
U.S. and
U.S. Army and
warlordism and corruption of See also Shirzai forces
Shirzai, Razziq
Shirzai forces
arming of
headquarters of
Khakrezwal and
Pakistan and
uniforms of
U.S. Army and
shura. See elders/council of elders
Sind Horse
soap factory, author’s plans for
soldiers
aid workers and
posttraumatic stress disorder and
Soviet
Taliban
U.S.
Soltani, Amir
Somalia
Soviet invasion and occupation
Afghan disintegration following
Afghan resistance to
casualties of
effect on Afghans’ psyche
Pakistan and
Special Air Service, British. See SAS
Spin Boldak, Afghanistan
State Department, U.S.
Defense Department and
stone quarry
strategic depth
Straw, Jack
subsidy
Sunnis
at-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir
Tajikistan
Tajiks
Taliban
elders and
Gul Agha Shirzai and
Hamid Karzai and
ISI and