The Other Side of the Mountain Quotes

“Commander Sheragai wanted to find an unmined approach to the outpost”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side Of The Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics In The Soviet-Afghan War [Illustrated Edition]

“There had been some road repair by the outpost and the road had been scraped down and graded. Asil Khan had his men bury three powerful remote-controlled mines in the road immediately in front of the outpost. They also buried or disguised the wires leading away from the mines to the ambush site.”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side Of The Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics In The Soviet-Afghan War [Illustrated Edition]

“They felt that the Soviets would not dismount to check the known ambush sites and did not expect immediate Soviet counteractions to turn their flanks. They were right. The Mujahideen were setting a pattern”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side Of The Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics In The Soviet-Afghan War [Illustrated Edition]

“Afghanistan’s ancient roots and strong ties of kinship provide an anchor against progress”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side Of The Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics In The Soviet-Afghan War [Illustrated Edition]

“Mujahideen still had to support their families, so normally all heavy weapons and 1/5th of the loot from an ambush or raid went to the commander. The other 4/5ths was divided among the Mujahideen combatants. Some Mujahideen would take their captured Kalashnikovs to Pakistan where they would sell them and give the money to their families to live on. Governments supporting the Mujahideen would buy the weapons in Pakistan’s bazaars and give them to Mujahideen faction leaders for distribution.”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet Afghan War

“The money truck caught on fire and some of the money was burned, but we took what we could and later I made it a payday for everyone. I still have some of those burnt notes and someday I will cash them in for some good ones. The”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet Afghan War

“We approached the post at dawn from the high ground to the north. Our contact led us inside. Most of the soldiers were asleep and we wanted to capture them. However, some of our Mujahideen were not very quiet and the detail woke up and started fighting us. We”
― Ali Ahmad Jalali, The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet Afghan War