This is Shariat's story, of the road he travelled beside Masoud, as well as his personal stories of battle, ambush and sabotage. It is a story of ingenuity and courage, of how the tiny fragmented forces of the Afghans prevailed over the mighty Soviet Union. Fighting Masoud's War is a gripping account of the war against the Soviets and shows, through one man's first-hand experience, the progression of events that shook the Western world out of its complacency.