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Category Archives: Afghanistanimation
Afghanistan: Play a videogame, kill an American, get outraged?
A clip caught my eye this morning over at Military.com, titled “Taliban Ambush On Videogame?” Apparently it’s from something called Project Reality: Battlefield 2 Mod, which admittedly looks pretty cool. But what’s kind of/sort of/maybe controversial is that in this … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Time to drop the facade? It's kind of America's war
So Turkey, our NATO-ally, has suffered only one attack on their forces in Afghanistan in the past four years. This is a little surprising, as violence in Afghanistan is at an all time high for NATO troops, with 400 attacks … Continue reading
Afghanistan's New Ride: Less bumpy, same views
Soldiers I know have a love hate relationship with the MRAP, aka, the “mine resistant ambush protected” vehicle, pronounced in acronymese as “em-wrap.” The MRAP replaced the Humvee as ride of choice for U.S. forces in Iraq, and a new … Continue reading
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McKiernan: A Victim of the Myth Makers?
For those who haven’t already forgotten, we decided to swap commanders in Afghanistan a couple of weeks back. General David McKiernan got unceremoniously removed. He’s going to be replaced by a gent named General Stanley McChrystal. Anyhow: this week, military advisor … Continue reading
Anand Gopal: Traveling In Taliban Country
Today one of the most insightful sources of reporting from Afghanistan comes from Anand Gopal, a writer for the Christian Science Monitor. I had the pleasure of meeting Anand on my visit to Kabul last fall. Over the course of a few dinners, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Asia, Jalalabad, Kabul, Mohammed Omar, Pashtun people, Taliban, United States Army
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'The Army Is A 24-Hour Gay Joke'
This week, ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ has come back into the news. Obama promised on the campaign trail he’d scrap the rule, but hasn’t. On Tuesday, Rachel Maddow interviewed Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbech, who’s being kicked out because … Continue reading
Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Surge
I missed this op-ed earlier in the week at WaPo, but it’s definitely a should-read. Former DOD official and current RAND analyst Celeste Ward is subtly pushing back against the full-scale embrace of counterinsurgency by the U.S. military. (Readers of this blog will note that … Continue reading
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