As they ran for their lives, the Russian air force tracked them every step of the way, on and on into the night, finally forcing them into a gorge where they were ambushed by 500 waiting Russian soldiers. The Mujahideen didnt stand a chance but somehow they fought their way out of the valley to split and scatter under the cover of a leafless forest, throwing themselves into icy mountain rivers and burying themselves under metres of snow.

"So is that how you came to be blind then? From fighting in the jihad?"

"Mercy, no. I lost my sight the day I got married. I saw my wife for the first time and she was that ugly my eyes closed down and refused to work again."


-Born Under A Million Shadows-
_Andrea Busfield_