Tag: Afghanistan

27 July 2009 Sangin, Afghanistan I cannot operate in the war without your support. If support does not substantially increase, I will be forced to abandon war reporting in September. There has seldom been much interest in the Afghanistan war.

25 July 2009 Sangin, Afghanistan Have been out with British forces in the area of Sangin in northern Helmand Province. This area appears to be turning into the main effort of the current fight in Afghanistan, but this is unclear

22 July 2009 Filed from Sangin, Afghanistan (This dispatch is from Ghor Province, though I am now with British forces down south.) Lithuanian soldier on Swedish C-130 from Kabul to Kandahar and finally to Chaghcharan. On his left are Filipino

[youtube dXZo8jMkhoE nolink] — Here’s the description of the Danish film “Brothers” is based on: On his way to report for a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, Danish Army officer Michael stops to pick up his brother Jannik, who is getting

Yesterday, a helicopter crashed on base at Kandahar Airfield, killing sixteen. Later that night we had a minor rocket attack which caused me to roll out of bed onto the floor, while this morning, I got up to the great

16 July 2009 Ghor Province, Afghanistan On a per capita basis, Afghanistan is becoming more dangerous for British and American troops than Iraq ever was. For those who fought in places like Anbar, Basra, Baghdad, Diyala and Nineveh, that’s saying

13 July 2009 Ghor Province, Afghanistan The wake-up alarm sounded at 0345, and by 0430 the Lithuanian soldiers were ready to roll. The Lithuanians had always arrived early, prepared for action before every mission, but this time we relied on

08 July 2009 (Filed from Afghanistan) The fight in the southern Philippines varies in intensity and technique. Commanders in the AFP (Armed Forces Philippines) will say that the fight consists of about 80% carrot and 20% stick. The relationship between

06 June 2009 Filed From Chaghcharan, Afghanistan Overview Until recently, Afghanistan was called “The Forgotten War.” The dramatic domestic, regional, and international politics of the Iraq war largely eclipsed the fact that our people were fighting just as hard in

Last Tuesday evening I was privileged to attend a dinner at which Karl Rove was the keynote speaker. The event was put on by the Heritage Foundation, the premiere conservative think tank of Washington, DC, of which I am proud

Not long after our present wars began in Afghanistan and Iraq the letters started to arrive. One a month, two, sometimes more… We received one just last week. They come from most every military organization you can imagine. Some are

Her thumbs danced over the tiny keyboard of her cell phone, glumly texting a friend. I reached over and, uncharacteristically, snapped it shut. Gently, but firm. “Not today, hon.” With a loud sigh of disgust she slammed the phone back

Today Big Hollywood is proud to participate in the 2nd annual Troopathon with content dedicated solely to the military and their families. From 1pm PST to 9pm PST a webcast hosted by Melanie Morgan and Andrew Breitbart will broadcast around

From time to time I feel like presenting a piece that should be read. This is one of them — sent to me by a very close friend in Congress. Obama’s Cairo Message: Limited Audience, Limited Impact 1. President Barack