Most Dangerous, Most Unmerciful: Stories from Afghanistan

Timely literary reporting from Afghanistan by one of our most important nonfiction writers includes insightful new writing since the US pull-out in 2021.

"J. Malcolm Garcia has channeled the empathetic ear of Studs Terkel and the investigative skills of the best literary journalists ... These stories will remain in the heart and mind’s eye forever.” –Beth Taylor, author of The Plain Language of Love and Loss


Reporting from Kabul and Kandahar between 2001 and 2015, J. Malcolm Garcia tells us ...