ABSTRACT
Majority of the Afghan ‘refugees’ living in India have had acquired their education in their home country. This chapter describes the transition of Afghans through the conflict and displacement phases. It focuses on some traditional cultural and societal patterns very briefly before introducing the contours of everyday lives as revealed through the voices of Afghans themselves. Life in pre-conflict Afghanistan was shaped by the pulse and character of everyday experience at the local level as well as by larger historical forces that formed group identities in the country. Afghanistan is a patriarchal society where kinship plays a prominent role in mobilizing public support and developing alliances. Soviet invasion, Afghanistan ke liye Zakhm-e-Nasoor sabit hua. When the Soviets left, Mujahideen lost a common enemy whom they could fight against, so they started to fight among themselves in pursuit of more power.
