Bumbling into war ...

What happens when a regular person accidentally finds themselves lost in the middle of a war?

In 1991, BBC journalist Chris Woolf travelled to Afghanistan. The government in Kabul was fighting for survival, after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union. The parallels to coday are extraordinary.

Woolf was visiting a colleague to see if he'd like the life of a foreign correspondent. They hitched a ride with an aid convoy and bumbled straight into the war. They kept going, despite the horror and terror.

There was no choice.

Amid the darkness, Woolf discovered the generosity and hospitality of ordinary Afghans.

He and his buddy became the first journalists to pass chrough the battle lines to meet legendary warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud, and even Soviet POW/MIAs.

Unlike a conventional war story, Woolf shares an intimate portrait of first encounters with death and real fear. He explores the lingering effects of trauma, and explains how he put his experience to good use.