The Afghan

Frederick Forsyth

Aug 2006 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Robert Powell

About this audiobook

When British and American intelligence discover an al Qaeda operation in the works, they enlist undercover imposter Colonel Mike Martin to pass himself off as Taliban commander Izmat Khan. But nothing prepares Martin for the dark and shifting world into which he is about to enter-or the terrible things he will find there.

Ratings and reviews

Frederick's style is wonderful, a really non stop reading book

About the author

Frederick Forsyth is a bestselling author known for the thrillers The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, and The Kill List. A former reporter for Reuters and the BBC, he won the Diamond Dagger Award from the Crime Writers’ Association in 2012 for a career of sustained excellence. Forsyth lives in England.

Robert Powell is an English stage, television, and film actor well known for his title role in Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth and as fictional secret agent Richard Hannay in the ITV series Hannay. He has appeared in numerous television roles, including The Detectives and the BBC medical drama Holby City. He is an experienced audiobook reader and narrator of documentaries.