No other country has been through so many wars as Afghanistan. It’s eventful past therefore has inspired every serious writer to contemplate upon some phase of history of this country. This book covers the period of the first three years of the new millennium. The book is in four parts. The first part is a reflection on the momentous period of the author’s tenure as Military Attache in Afghanistan and narrates some of the most interesting anecdotes of his assignment. The second part touches those aspects that help in understanding why Afghanistan despite it being so underdeveloped and war-ravaged, has so much significance and explains how it’s terrain has been a friend to it’s inhabitants but an obstacle to the outsiders. It also analyses how the geography of Afghanistan has shaped the lives of the people and examines the characteristics and complexities of the Afghan society to conclude that the brief history of the last three decades has been written in blood. The third part recollects the events of “Operation Infinite Freedomâ€, makes an assessment of the spectacular victory over the formidable adversary the Taliban and analyses the response of the USA and it’s allies with particular reference to India and Pakistan. The fourth part is probably the most interesting as it endeavours an understanding of the challenges faced by Afghanistan in it’s resurgence and answers some very legitimate question about the future of the country. The book gives a better understanding of Afghanistan and it’s problems. It should be a useful reading for our leaders, bureaucrats, defence officers and those posted in Indian missions abroad. It will equally evince the interest of readers mainly from the western countries.
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