After the overthrow of the Taliban regime, Afghanistan began a process of democratisation that could last years and is watched very closely by the international community to ensure its success. Emilio Morenatti was sent by the AP agency in 2002 as an associate photographer to cover the democratic election process throughout this country of complicated geography. The task took a year of work, living with its people and with the insecurity of a torn and unstable country. In 2004 he was sent by the same agency to cover the Middle East conflict in Israel and Palestine. This book presents in 41 images a selection of the photographer's work in both conflicts, accompanied by descriptions of each photo and an interview by the journalist and writer Ángela Rodicio.