Escape from the Claws of Death

Escape from the Claws of Death is a moving memoir recounting the captivating journey of a young scholar at the turn of social and political change in Afghanistan. Dr. Hashemi Osman begins with engaging accounts of his childhood as an impressionable schoolboy in Kabul and traces the growth of his reluctant introduction to the complicated world of politics as an adolescent. Vivid accounts of his personal experience expose the anti-democratic stance of the Afghan monarchy and reveal how the indefensible inertia of the government paved the path to a communist coup in 1979. Dr. Osman’s epic struggles as a victim of the communist coup grippingly uncovers the fierce cruelties of the Soviet-led communist party against the thousands of Afghan intellectuals committed to freedom and democracy.Osman, Hashemi is the author of 'Escape from the Claws of Death', published 2005 under ISBN 9781413771923 and ISBN 1413771920.