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0 “You know what it’s like,” says the Canadian, glancing up, watching as a group of 30 bored-looking Afghan recruits sit haphazardly on the gravel, chewing things or playing with their new caps. “It’s...” the Canadian soldier trails off and, still looking at the Afghans, he holds... -
0 Not only is this recent article a thoughtful and interesting look at the current situation in Afghanistan, it also starts with a pleasing little joke: The situation in Afghanistan is beginning to remind me of an old Russian joke about the difference between an optimist... -
0 With any official trial of alleged mass-murderer Robert Bales still a long, long way off, reports are starting to trickle out of Panjwaii that describe what happened that night. Until very recently, the villages in question were essentially a no-go area — when Afghan troops... -
0 So, it’s a sensitive subject, talking about fear on the battlefield. While there are almost unlimited risks to life and limb in a war zone, it’s not any of the standard threats that tend to get soldiers chattering. Instead, there is one possible outcome to... -
0 Warning: Explicit Language. It’s not easy to explain what sustained amounts of combat can do to a person — or a unit — but this story published today comes pretty close. It’s a fascinating story of how aggression and violence can become addictive and...
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0 The unstoppable Matthieu Aikins (who wrote for Legion Magazine here) has filed another great piece about Afghanistan, this one chronicling the inside story of the siege of the American embassy on Sept. 13 last year. It’s a very solid and interesting piece of reporting and...
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