The Pamir Knot

Afghanistan, a beautiful country with lovely people, has also long been a haven for drug and arms traders and terrorists. The country's instability and lack of law enforcement have created an environment where illegal activity can flourish. Espionage, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and crime are all common in Afghanistan. In addition, the country is home to numerous terrorist groups. These groups often use Afghanistan as a base of operations, planning and carrying out attacks both inside the country and abroad. As a result, the security of Afghanistan is of paramount importance to the international community.
James, Iftikhar, Rubbiaya, and John travel to Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on a covert international mission to expose and, if possible, destroy the drug and arms trafficking and terrorist nexus in Afghanistan, whose very existence has strategic implications for many countries globally.
Two events startled these four passengers as their plane approached the runway in Fayazabad, Badakshan: a blast and a massive plume of smoke on the tarmac as one of the Land Cruisers blew up. Two more powerful explosions were heard almost simultaneously. A large cloud of soot-laden black smoke billowed from two locations in the sleepy town. Flames leaped into the sky, providing a stark contrast to the snow-clad peaks laden with cloud cover.
Inside the plane, four passengers appeared shaken and exchanged glances. They did not speak, but there was a palpable sense of unease and discomfort as the plane reached a grinding halt.
As the passengers started to disembark from the plane, they heard yet another loud explosion and saw a startling sight from the windows. There was a large crater in the middle of the tarmac-as if a bomb had gone off. Smoke and flames were billowing out from it. The tarmac in front of them was littered with debris, a large hole blown in the side of the nearby terminal building. James, Iftikhar, Rubbiaya, and John realized they were not safe and panicked.
What happened to them and whether they succeeded in their mission or not is the story called the PAMIR Knot. Informed by real-life events (but fictionalized sufficiently to shroud the privacy of those involved), the PAMIR Knot is a unique story of these four courageous people in their quest to liberate Afghanistan and the rest of the world from the clutches of drug peddlers, arms dealers, terrorists, and insurgents.