In Afghanistan, an entire generation has been shaped by war. With the U.S. hinting at departure, Afghans reflect on how their country has changed since the October 2001 invasion.

"The idea that we fall into civilizations, plural, is merely a politically convenient myth," writes Moshin Hamid in the title essay of his new collection.

"As a drone flies over the territory of Pakistan, it becomes an American war again," said Hina Rabbani Khar at Asia Society in New York.