Handling massive migration: Operation Sea Signal
The recent talk about migrants and borders got me thinking about the last time the United States was forced toContinue Reading
Tag: Tim Lynch
The Real Reason to Stay in Afghanistan
Last week Military.com published an Associated Press article under the headline “Islamic State Expands Reach in Afghanistan, Threatens West”. IContinue Reading
A look at Task Force Southwest and the American effort to cripple the Taliban drug trade
Last month the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, Brig. Gen. Dale Alford, USMC, spent an hour talking with Mac on All MarineContinue Reading
The Counterinsurgency Fight in Zaranj, Afghanistan, 2010 – 2012
Nimroz Province is in the southwest corner of Afghanistan and arguably the most isolated province in the country. With theContinue Reading
The Hidden Cost of War
Zaranj is the capitol of Nimroz province, arguably the most isolated province in Afghanistan. The 14th of August, 2012, wasContinue Reading
Afghanistan: Repairing the Unrepairable
The news out of Afghanistan is that there will no longer be news out of Afghanistan. In an article publishedContinue Reading
Another Fighting Season Starts in Afghanistan
As the snow melts in the passes of the Hindu Kush, fighting season has gotten off to an unfortunate startContinue Reading
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
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