Reading Anderson’s early dispatches is like stepping into a time capsule ... One of the remarkable aspects of Anderson’s reporting is its scope of perspective as well as time ... As deeply humane and profoundly rendered as any I’ve read about Afghanistan, or any other war ... A monument to both good intentions and folly, a humbling reminder that the ball keeps on bouncing.
Vivid ... Anderson’s pieces are a triumph of high-wire journalism—often taking him into hair-raising action—that also offer a capacious, resonant panorama of Afghan society ... A captivating account of a military march of folly that ably dissects its many tragic delusions.
