Afgantsy

Warns President Bush of consequences of Masud’s assassination 304

Puzanov Alexander, Soviet ambassador, Kabul 43, 48, 55, 65, 69, 71, 75

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Rabbani Buhanuddin, (1940–), leader of mujahedin party 17, 32, 184, 200–201, 266–7, 279, 286, 330

Claims war caused Soviet collapse 330

Negotiates with Badaber insurgents 267

Visits Moscow 268

Rafi Mohamed, Afghan Chief of Staff 40, 42, 53

Rakhmonov Feliks, Soviet officer of Tajik origin 233

Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), Sikh ruler 24

Ratebzad Anakhita (1930–), Afghan Communist politician 42, 53, 152

razvedchik, intelligence officer or scout 210–11, 220

Reagan Ronald (1911–2004), US President 114, 272, 280, 296

Refugees 45, 135, 186, 231–2, 237, 290

Reshetnikov Professor Mikhail, expert on PTSD 322–3

Rodionov General I, Commander 40th Army 1985–6 124, 309

Rokossovski Marshal K, Soviet commander in World War II 158

Romanov Major, commander of Grom 91, 93

Rozenbaum Alexander, popular singer 192, 253

Rozenbaum Alexander, young journalist 292

Rutskoi Colonel Alexander 230, 311, 317

Ruzi Lieutenant, one of Taraki’s murderers 72–3, 93

Ryabchenko General, commander of 108th Airborne Division 100–101

Rykova Svetlana, wangles a job in Shindand 156

Ryurikov Dmitri, diplomat 65–6, 107

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Saimetdinov Dodikhudo, interpreter 167

Sakharov Andrei (1921–89), nuclear physicist and dissident 108, 237

Salang tunnel 88, 205–6

Samin, Russian PoW 261

Sandirescu, praporshchik in 860th Regiment 210–11

Sapper 132

Sarwari Asadullah, member of ‘Gang of Four’ 59, 62, 64–5, 68, 83, 92

Satarov Captain, 96

Sayyaf Abdul Rasul (1946–.), mujahedin commander 17

Sberbank, Soviet savings bank 188

Sebrov General, unimpressed with official speeches 291

Semchenko Grisha, youth adviser 163

Semenov Major, commander of Zenit 93

Sergeev Major, captures a Stinger 204, 304

Severny Komsomolets, newspaper 292

Shafi, Afghan agent working for Russians 127

Shah Wali, Amin’s foreign minister 71

Shchedrov, Pravda correspondent 239

Shebarshin Leonid, KGB general 222

Returns to Herat 333

Shershnev Colonel Leonid, critic of war 239–41, 243

Shevardnadze Eduard (1927–), Soviet foreign minister 81, 276–7, 280, 287–9, 309

Proposes leaving Soviet troops to support Najibullah after withdrawal 282

Reports on unpopularity of Soviets 278

Signs Geneva Agreements with heavy heart 282

Tells Shultz Soviets will soon leave 280

Shilka, mobile anti-aircraft gun 92, 97

Shindand, Afghan town 54, 193, 233, 252, 303

Shiryaev Valeri, military interpreter 151, 158, 231

Shkidchenko General, killed on operations 151

Shkirando Alexander, poisoned in Amin’s palace 96

Shomali Plain, ‘green zone’ north of Kabul 206, 217

Shujah Shah (1785–1842), Afghan ruler 14–15

Shultz George (1920–), US Secretary of State 280

shuravi, Afghan word for Soviet 298

Sidorov Colonel Valeri, commander of 860th Regiment 209, 211–13

Skobelev General Mikhail (1843–82), conqueror of Central Asia 24

Slonim Masha, British journalist, rescues drug addicts 191

Smolina Alla, Soviet official 203, 257, 264–5

Snegirev Vladimir, Soviet journalist 149, 189, 238, 258, 333

Snesarev General Andrei (1865–1937), expert on Afghanistan 9, 28

Sneyerov Kostya, soldier in 860th Regiment 326

Sokolov Marshal Sergei, First Deputy Minister of Defence, 84, 88, 141, 186, 222–3, 243, 250

Sotskov General, Chief Military Adviser 1988–9 290

Soviet Union

Contribution of war to Soviet collapse 330

Incoherence of policy making 61

Ministry of Defence prepares for possible invasion 56

Soviet withdrawal

First phase 1988 282

Second phase, winter 1988–9 284

Soviets leave Jalalabad 283

Spin Boldak, Afghan town 303

St Petersburg Faculty of Oriental Languages 22

Stepanov Yuri, Russian convert to Islam 260

Stinger, American anti-aircraft missile 203–5

Sufi Puainda Mokhmad, mujahedin leader 259–60

Sukhoparov Alexander, adviser to Afghan Communist party 106

Suslov Mikhail (1902–82), Soviet Politburo member 77, 80, 237

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Tabeev Fikryat, Soviet ambassador in Kabul 61, 75, 87, 105, 276

Taj Bek Palace 89–91, 93, 102, 115, 215

Tajikistan 13, 78, 87, 153, 305–6

Taliban, Islamist movement in Afghanistan 32, 36, 123, 234, 260, 303–4

Brings civil war to an end 302

Operates in Central Asia 78

Talybov Mikhail, KGB agent posing as Amin’s cook 95

Tamberlane (1336–1405), conqueror 12

Tanai Shah Navaz, Afghan officer, later defence minister 45

Joint commander of Operation Magistral 214

Taraki Nur Mohamed (1917–79), Afghan Communist president 7, 17, 39–40, 42, 50–54, 59, 62–9, 73, 81, 93, 95, 112

Arrested by Daud 40