Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighters Account of the Soviet Invasion

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighters Account of the Soviet Invasion is the reallife tale of a young political leader, Masood Khalili.

Son of Ustad Khalilullah Khalili, the great Afghan poet, he motivated his people and led them in their fight against the Red Army.

Alongside his friend Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, Khalili traveled by foot, on horseback and on donkey, sharing the tales of, despair, and despondence of his countrymen and women.

In letters to his beloved wife Sohaillah, he writes of his journey through the Himalayan range, accompanied by a team of foreign journalists.

The book is an account of the search for ever elusive peace in a country ravaged by wara war that changed the landscape of the country and the fabric of its society.