Afghan Journal - a book by Jeff Courter - "I am not a hero...but I am a Soldier. I spent a year in Afghanistan, working with Afghan security forces fighting against the Taliban. I volunteered for this mission, believing it was important...This is m

This site provides details and offers excerpts from the book "Afghan Journal - A Soldier's Year in Afghanistan." I've read the book, and it's touching and thought-provoking. It's a personal account of one man's mission to make a difference in the world by... more

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Rated by stumblekruse on Apr 29 2009, 6:07pm

This site provides details and offers excerpts from the book "Afghan Journal - A Soldier's Year in Afghanistan." I've read the book, and it's touching and thought-provoking. It's a personal account of one man's mission to make a difference in the world by leaving his suburban life behind to help train the Afghan people to fight Taliban terrorism in a distant and dangerous corner of the world. If you've ever struggled to choose between personal and professional demands, while aiming to serve a higher purpose, you'll relate to this story. I learned SO MUCH by experiencing this soldier's tour of duty through his eyes! We see not just how difficult it is to wage war successfully under the Army's current constraints (lack of budget and attention paid to operations in this part of the world) - but also we discover really interesting aspects of the Afghan culture, as well as life in a desolate military setting. Now that violence and terror in that region are escalating again, this should be required reading for any of us in the West who assume that terrorism isn't "relevant" to our everyday lives.

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