From the heart of Waziristan, the legend of Genghis Khan is being rewritten… on the squash court. Maria Toorpakai Wazir was raised as a boy, and took on everyone and everything – neighborhood bullies, Peshawar weightlifters, and all the rules about who should be able to compete.
Mirza is a young Afghan military commander and Deven is his counterpart in the U.S. Marines. Their troops work together “shona b’shona” side-by-side in Taliban territory in a tenuous trust. When the US pulls out of Afghanistan the depth of their friendship is put to the test.
