A catastrophic earthquake ravages Afghanistan, and American
troops rush to deliver aid, among them Afghan Air Force
adviser Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson, and his
interpreter, Sergeant Major Sophia Gold. The devastation
facing them is like nothing they’ve ever seen, however—and
it’s about to get worse.
A Taliban splinter group, Black Crescent, is conducting its
own campaign—shooting medical workers, downing helicopters,
slaughtering anyone who dares to accept aid. With the U.S.
drawing down and coalition forces spread thin, it is up to
Parson, Gold, and Parson’s Afghan aircrews to try to figure
out how to strike back. But they’re short of supplies, men,
experience, and information—and meanwhile the terrorists
seem to be nowhere . . . and everywhere.