Sunset in the Graveyard of Empires: An Account of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the End of America's Longest War

In this account, titled "Sunset in the Graveyard of Empires," you will not find much in the way of political drama to satisfy an audience eager to place blame on this United States governing administration or that one. Instead, what you will find is an account of the last months of the United States’ military presence in Afghanistan.

Here, Dr. Youngblood Coleman endeavors to coalesce varied reporting sources into a roughly chronological narrative. The intention is to offer the reader an accessible but thorough experience, as they digest the United States’ exit from Afghanistan after 20 years “in country.”

Nevertheless, after 20 years of writing about Afghanistan, not in isolation, but in addition to the other recognized countries of the world, Dr. Youngblood Coleman also shares some thoughts about United States foreign policy. A lengthy military engagement, with an ending that some might regard as ignominious, requires some introspection regarding America’s place in the world.