The Afghan Withdrawal – The Inevitable Taliban Victory
I thought I would post this interesting discussion of recent events in Afghanistan published on the American politics’ podcast, TheContinue Reading
Tag: The Taliban
Post-Election UK Returns To No-Deal Brexit Threats
Here we go again! From the New York Times: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of aContinue Reading
US-Led Forces Kill More Afghan Civilians Than The Taliban Or Islamic State
The revelation by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that American-backed government forces have killed more civilians inContinue Reading
The War In Afghanistan Is Lost. So Why Is The US Still Fighting It?
It is a rare thing for a conventional army to admit its military mistakes; to acknowledge that its plans, strategiesContinue Reading
Donald Trump Contemplates An Army Of Western Mercenaries To Wage War In Afghanistan
The journalist and veteran of Middle East diplomacy Alon Ben-Meir has an opinion piece in the Japan Times under theContinue Reading
The US Has Spent Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Afghanistan
$117 billion. That is how much money the United States of America has spent on “rebuilding” efforts in the war-tornContinue Reading
How The United States’ Both Destroyed And Saved The Taliban
In the latter half of 2001 the United States of America, supported by Britain, and later in co-operation with a resurgent United IslamicContinue Reading
Military Secrets And Scandals
For those of you interested in the performance of the United States Armed Forces over the last two decades, especiallyContinue Reading
The CIA’s 2009 High-Value Targeting Report From Wikileaks
“Making High-Value Targeting Operations an Effective Counterinsurgency Tool (C//NF)” is the latest confidential government document to be released through Wikileaks,Continue Reading
Lessons From The First Chechen War
For military analysts like myself the two most interesting conflicts of the last twenty years have been the First Chechen War of 1994-1996Continue Reading
