US Guerilla: "Lawrence of Afghanistan"

At what point does irregular warfare become irregular? Like any war, the 20-year conflict in the Hindu Kush has its extravagant stories. Jim Gant is one of them. The US Special Forces officer has successfully joined forces with Afghans to fight the Taliban – always in Afghan attire.

The nickname "Lawrence of Afghanistan" carries with it admiration, may be a bit of Kurtz and "Apocalypse Now" as well. Therefore, Gant lived for a year in a village in the Hindu Kush with his lover (pictured), a US journalist, before being removed and dishonorably discharged. But it is an impressive story. HERE is the full extraordinary story of Jim Gant's war.