Giustozzi knows more than any one about what was going on inside pro-soviet Afghanistan. I think he is also a good pupil of Prof. Halliday. Perhaps no other scholar knows more about the Afghan government and society in 1978-92.
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Giustozzi, the last word.
War, politics and Society in afghanistan is the best book written on this very intricate topic. Every serious student of contemporary history have to face with this reality. Afghanistan was and still is the fulcrum of the world's equilibrium. Knowing Afghanistan means a lot!