Ramrod — If you’re born to be hanged, then you’ll never be drowned.
There are going to be hundreds of novels and memories written about Afghanistan in the coming years. Most will comeContinue Reading
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Afghanistan Weekly: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Last Monday the U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad announced a draft deal with the Taliban to end the fightingContinue Reading
The Taj: A Story About Sustainable Aid
In early 2013, World Affairs published an article on USAID efforts in Afghanistan. Money Pit: The Monstrous Failure of USContinue Reading
Fighting in the Shadows
On New Year’s Eve, the New York Times, after months of investigation, published a long, detailed article on the activitiesContinue Reading
Afghanistan Weekly: The Ghosts of Gandamak
I was at my desk writing on Christmas Eve when news of the Syrian pullout and retirement of Secretary MattisContinue Reading
Afghanistan Weekly: Russian Roulette in Kabul
The flurry of bad news coming out of Afghanistan last month included a Taliban attack on the Private Military CorporationContinue Reading
Tactical Solutions for Tactical Problems
Two stories surfaced last week that seem unrelated, yet both illustrate serious structural problems in our current military approach inContinue Reading
Afghanistan Weekly: The pathways to peace in Afghanistan continue to close
It is impossible to enact public policy, corporate change, or military campaigns without encountering consequences that were not anticipated andContinue Reading
The Afghan Commandos are taking a beating
Last month an Afghan Commando company was committed piecemeal into Jaghari district, a rural Hazara dominated area of Ghazni province,Continue Reading
Insider Attacks in Afghanistan: What Can We Do to Stop Them?
Last month, the mayor of North Ogden, Utah was shot to death in Afghanistan. Major Brent Taylor was a memberContinue Reading