In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, journalist Andrew North arrived in Afghanistan for the first time.
Meanwhile, the lives of five young Afghans were about to change forever:
Farzana had been banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined.
Bilal's dream of becoming a journalist was about to come true, but it would also expose him to untold danger.
Abdul was on the cusp of finally becoming a doctor after his studies were delayed by years of war.
Jahan's shoe-shine business was beginning to take a completely unexpected turn.
And Naqibullah's life in a quiet province was soon to be shattered by the arrival of Western forces.
War & Peace & War tells their stories, and those of many others North came to know over twenty years.