Soon, the tiny kitten, who actually never grew to be big, could be seen roaming around the northern end of Kabul where we lived. She would be gone for days, sometimes weeks at a time, but she always came home, seemingly unaffected by the world outside. When she was home, she would sit on an ottoman in the living room and sometimes watch the movements happening on my TV. Sometimes she would just follow the people who worked for me, the gardener and the guards, sitting by them as if she were an old friend come
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They, the People
I have been listening to some very interesting dialogues on the news lately regarding Afghanistan. It seems that the latest US Administration is anxious…
Want to Win in Afghanistan? Get the Afghans to Do It
Talks are going on as I write in Brussels regarding NATO’s troop contributions to the revamping fight in Afghanistan, that endless conflict that sucks the…
It’s Getting Ugly for ISIS in Raqqa and It’s All Because of the People
News coming out of the territory of the Islamic State has not been so good for them lately. Their “kingdom” has been shrinking rapidly. Military…
It’s All in the PR Part II
Last week I wrote a piece on Afghanistan stating there is a definite lack of accurate, in depth reporting on the goals and the efforts…
It’s All in the PR
Today is the 17th of June 2017, and the US military is in the news. There was an unfortunate and bizarre collision between a cargo…
Afghanistan…..Again
Afghanistan is in the news today ..…again. Today it is an Afghan soldier who attacked his American allies, killing three of them and wounding others.…
The Clouded Hope That Was Afghanistan
When I landed at the Kabul Airport in March 2003, it only had three walls, and they had been bombed and were riddled with bullet…
When Will They Ever Learn?
It seems that US efforts to build up Afghan security forces are now classified. The report of the decision to withhold information on the…
The High Cost of High Costs
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