It’s Always Sunny in Kabul

Whatever Were Doing In Helmand (Still) Isnt Working

Wanted: New NDS Director

I used to get into arguments with this guy I knew. I thought we were the kind of friends that could do that, you know? The kind of people who could really get after it over something really important, like if we had to choose, if we’d go Professor or Mr. Howell. Or whether Dora really…

Kunduz: A Postmortem

Wherein we learn that it sucks to be a captain.

“Such mistakes can and should be avoided. But it is also a painful demonstration of the cost of war being brought upon us by terrorist groups and enemies of Afghanistan.” — Ashraf Ghani…

Yes, The Taliban Are Worse Than Ever

And it’s all our fault

Editor’s Note: I wrote this back in August, when the article referenced was first published. But, since the UN’s now reporting that the Taliban’s reach is greater than at any time since 2001, figured it was time for a…

Don’t Call It A (Taliban) Comeback

A few reasons the Taliban aren’t about to take back Afghanistan.

There’s a lot of hand wringing over Kunduz being done by people who don’t know any better and therefore get a deserved pass. If this week is the first time you’re checking in on…

Because We’re the Good Guys, It’s Always Our Fault

And that’s the way it should be.

Yesterday I did a few words on the current social media frenzy surrounding the alleged aerial bombardment of a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz by US aircraft. I stand…

Taliban Getting a Pass on Kunduz

So long as you don’t have an air force, you’re good.

It started, as these things often do, with a tweet.