by C. R. Shea (Author)
Three years post-9/11, Mike, a staff sergeant in the US Army, has command of a squad of ten soldiers stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan. The squad's orders are to protect the Kabul markets as the city comes back to life after years of war. The area has thankfully stabilized, forcing terrorists to hide in the surrounding mountain range. Mike, anxious for any intel on terrorist whereabouts, presses his loyal informant Hakeem. Nervously, Hakeem informs Mike of a time-honored tradition favored by warlords and corrupt businessmen: the buying of "bacha bazi boys." The boys are abducted and taken deep into the caves of the Hindu Kush Mountains, where they are abused and forced to entertain against their will. If Mike finds the boys, he will also find the warlords. With a few hand-chosen men from his squad, a sniper from Delta Force, and their trusted bomb-sniffing dog King, they embark into the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan.