The Punishment of Virtue (51 page)

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
media 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