Table of Contents

Editor’s Note
Chronology
List of Political Parties
Maps

1. Missiles, MiGs, and Mynahs
2. The Afghans
3. For God and Country
4. The Refugees
5. Convoy to Mazar
6. Return to Peshawar
7. To the North Again
8. Defectors and Believers
9. Afghanistan is Not Vietnam
10. A Body for Ransom
11. A Victory Garden: Opium
12. Ghazni
13. Decades of War

Sources
Index

Citation for Excellence, Cornelius Ryan Award committee (presented by the Overseas Press Club of America)

“This book’s major strength lies in the historical, religious, and cultural explanations it presents for the Afghans’ fierce resistance to the Soviets. . . . A well-researched, objective, and moving account of the war.”—Journal of International Law & Politics

Citation for Excellence, Cornelius Ryan Award committee (presented by the Overseas Press Club of America)

“This book’s major strength lies in the historical, religious, and cultural explanations it presents for the Afghans’ fierce resistance to the Soviets. . . . A well-researched, objective, and moving account of the war.”—Journal of International Law & Politics

“Well-researched, balanced, and compasstionate. . . . Mr. Bonner is an objective observer who pursues the facts with vigor.”—New York Times Book Review

“Bonner devoted several years to learning about Afghanistan, researching and traveling with the mujahidin. He has transformed his learning and experience into an eloquent and engrossing traveler’s tale.”—Orbis

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