Posted in peace, Afghanistan on Feb 19th, 2008
From Afghanistan, a father and a son tell of a life spent masquerading behind whichever ideology had the most guns. Whether it was the Russians offensive, the Taliban insurgence or the U.S. occupation, they’ve adapted as necessary.
“It [is] a bit like supporting a team,” the father, Malik, says.
Where war is concerned, they’ve played many different […]
Posted in drugs, Afghanistan on Nov 27th, 2007
During the 2002 Super Bowl, TheAntiDrug (a White House sponsored campaign) depicted American drug users as knowing instruments of terror. They were quoted saying, “I helped a bomber get a fake passport… All the kids do it,” and other far-fetched and sharply criticized farces.
One of the specific counterpoints was that they drew and unfounded link […]
Posted in Afghanistan, America on Aug 1st, 2007
In early April, the New York Times published an article (”Dutch Soldiers Stress Restraint In Afghanistan”) exploring what would happen if anti-terrorist task forces in Afghanistan, instead of fighting, helped physically rebuild the community and retreated at first glimpse of an insurgent offensive. Staunch US military officials called the tactic yellow; the Dutch — retorting […]
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