Different, and Not So Different
Capt. Bill Jacobsen with Iraqi hospital workers in Mosul in November 2004. (Photo: Shawn Baldwin for The New York Times) BAGHDAD — Bill was tall and thin. Khalid liked to introduce himself as “Fat...
View ArticlePodcast: Security Agreements
Listen to Alissa J. Rubin and Richard A. Oppel discuss the security agreement debate
View ArticleOn the Spot: Counterterrorism, Afghan-Style
It had been almost three years, since citywide rioting in 2006, Waheed said, since anything had so paralyzed Kabul with fear
View ArticleDrinking From Socks
The marines are allotted three cases of water per day – that’s more than four gallons.
View ArticleOn the Spot: The Afghan ‘Surge’
The Iraq troop surge was just one of a number of important factors that led to a decline in violence in Iraq – and those other factors are largely not present in Afghanistan.
View ArticleAirstrike Complicates Afghanistan Fight
The accidental killing of what appeared to be an intrepid squad of Afghan troops was a particularly hard blow, and a reminder of just how much is at stake in General Petraeus’ current review of the...
View ArticleEmbedistan: Outside the Wire, Off the Message
Done properly, an embed requires at least one week with a small unit, usually a platoon or company, and going out with them every day.
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