Karel Rožánek: Notes from Afghanistan

An authentic testimony from the war zones of Afghanistan by a renowned reporter

He worked as a foreign correspondent for Czech Television in Afghanistan, filming reports from the places where the Czech Army units were serving. Karel Rožánek brings a personal testimony of foreign missions in the wild land of the kite runners. What does a reporter's work in these areas entail? How did Miloš Zeman's visit or Daniel Landa's concert for the Czech soldiers go? This powerful account, supplemented with unique photographs, will captivate anyone interested in Afghanistan, journalistic practice, and military topics.

“The war in Afghanistan changed the lives of not only the people of that country, but it also influenced events in many parts of the world. For the USA, it was the longest war in its history; for Czechia, it was the conflict in which it lost the most soldiers since the Second World War. Few have watched the Czech soldiers and their fight – both with a weapon in hand and for the hearts and minds of the local people – from a closer proximity than Karel Rožánek. In this unique book, he captures their stories and the transformations of Afghanistan over the course of twenty years of war – as always, with his inimitable directness and authenticity.”

– Michal Kubal, foreign correspondent and presenter for Czech Television