No one left behind
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, is back on the road to continue pushing his peace plan.Continue Reading
Tag: taliban
The Taliban attack while U.S. talks peace: Kabul pushes back
Earlier this month the Taliban launched what appears to be an insider attack against the 215 Corps of the AfghanContinue Reading
Outside the Wire in Blue
I was asked to review another book written by contractors who served in Afghanistan (and Iraq) titled Outside the WireContinue Reading
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
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