Description

A thrilling and emotional story about the bonds forged in war and good intentions gone wrong

In the early days of the Afghanistan war Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story He was accompanied by a driver Aimal who had ambitions of his own to get rich off the sudden infusion of foreign attention and cash

Inthis gripping adventure story Stern writes of how he and Aimal navigated an environment full of guns and danger and opportunity and how they forged a deep bond

Then Stern got a call that changed everything He discovered that Aimal had become an arms dealer and was ultimately forced to flee the country to protect his family from his increasingly dangerous business partners

Tragic powerful and layered The Mercenary is more than a wartime drama It is a Rashomonlike story about how politics and violence warp our humanity and keep the most important truths hidden