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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...

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Podcast: Security Agreements

Listen to Alissa J. Rubin and Richard A. Oppel discuss the security agreement debate

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On 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

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Drinking From Socks

The marines are allotted three cases of water per day – that’s more than four gallons.

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On 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.

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Airstrike 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...

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Embedistan: 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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