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The US, Pakistan And Leverage
I see this kind of bizarre sentiment expressed by a lot of people over the last while, that the United States has somehow gained a measure of “leverage” over Pakistan as a result of the circumstances surrounding the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged afpak, bin laden, china, coin, counter insurgency, fallout, india, levarge, leverage, nukes, pakistan, politics, power, taliban, us, war
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A Response To “Four Days Later”
From Abu Muqawama The man who made this speech had lost his son in Afghanistan four days prior. While that is certainly tragic, and his decision to give the oration regardless should be praised, it does not exempt the content of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Iraq, Middle East, Reviews, War
Tagged abu muqawama, afganistan, al-queda, four days later, general, Iraq, john kelly, life or death struggle, marines, middle east, speech, taliban, threat aggrandizing, usmc
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The AfPak Dominos
Let’s take a look at the line of dominos that are rapidly tumbling into one another in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. We start with the situation: two countries, newly introduced to democracy with a substantial insurgent movement operating within their borders. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, afpak, air strikes, assange, collapse, corruption, coup, dominoes, failure, floods, international aid, isaf, middle east, military, nato, obama, pakistan, pashtunistan, politics, saigon, strategic reset, supply route, taliban, UN, us, war, withdrawl
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Women In Afghanistan: Update Of Sorts
Some quotes from the Mirror regards the female recruits to the Afghan Army I mentioned a while back: “When I decided to join the army, my immediate family were pleased for me but my uncle, who is a mullah, thinks … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, War
Tagged Afghanistan, army, coin, taliban, training, war, women
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Ramadan And Afghan Civilians
Every year. You can set your clock to it. Ramadan starts and the bombs follow shortly after. Ever since the first Ramadan offensive, this time of year has always seen a sudden spike in violence as religious fervour gets insurgents in … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, War
Tagged Afghanistan, casualties, civilian deaths, coin, not working, offensive, population based, ramadan, taliban, UN
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Afghanistan: The Dutch Say “Goodbye”, The Rest Say “Good Morning”
The Dutch Armed Forces has started to end its mission in Afghanistan. I’m sad to see the Dutch go, they’re good enough at the job, a great improvement on their involvement in other peacekeeping style missions (You know what I’m … Continue reading
Women In Afghanistan, Training To Fight Back
One of the go to arguments in favour of the Afghan war is the status of women under the Taliban. During the Taliban’s stint in power, education for women was banned, schools teaching young girls were burned, and social justice … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, armed forces, army, gender, mullah omar, oppression, taliban, women
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Afghanistan: If You Can’t Beat Them, Integrate Them
The US/Karzai coalition is now going full steam ahead with the Taliban reconciliation plans, with over $100 Million being pumped into the project. It is a vital step. It is becoming clear that the Taliban cannot be comprehensively defeated. So, lets … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, coin, counter insurgency, karzai, petraeus, politics, reintegration, taliban, USA
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Afghanistan: Things Going Right, Things Going Wrong And What Might Happen Next
Gizab is the exact sort of story you want to hear coming out of a place like Afghanistan. I won’t repeat all the details, you can read it yourself. But it’s what America, and the free world, wants to see. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, clear hold build, coin, counterinsurgency, democracy, gizab, karzai, kilcullan, mcchrystal, petraeus, revolt, special forces, taliban, USA, warfare
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