Crossing the Afghan Wilderness in 99 Nights in Logar

After six years of Marwand's living in America, his homecoming to Afghanistan is not off to a great start. Nearly as soon as the 12-year-old boy returns with his family to their relatives' compound in the rural province of Logar, the venerable yet vicious guard dog, Budabash, bites off the tip of Marwand's index finger. "For the next few weeks," Marwand tells us, "I called a jihad against Budabash. Until, of course, about 31 days later, when he got free.

After six years of Marwand's living in America, his homecoming to Afghanistan is not off to a great start. Nearly as soon as the 12-year-old boy returns with his family to their relatives' compound in the rural province of Logar, the venerable yet vicious guard dog, Budabash, bites off the tip of Marwand's index finger. "For the next few weeks," Marwand tells us, "I called a jihad against Budabash. Until, of course, about 31 days later, when he got free.