A study of American involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war, J.T. Rogers' 'Blood and Gifts' artfully lays out the shortsightedness of foreign players in a rocky region.Dramatic works about Afghanistan, such as Tony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabul" and the more recent multi-authored bill of plays "The Great Game: Afghanistan" tend toward marathon lengths, as though no account of the country's perennially turbulent history coul…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM on June 20, 2012