Fighting the Taliban: The Memoirs of an Afghan Army Commander

Amir, an Afghan officer, faces trials and survival in the battlefield, rising through the ranks amid challenges.

Following the defeat of the Taliban in 2001 Amir joined the Afghan Army becoming an officer. For the next five or so years he is involved in fighting the resurgent Taliban alongside American, British and other coalition soldiers. During an operation to capture a district in Faryab province, his friend Jawad and several other of his soldiers are killed in an ambush and he berates t...