Afghanistan War

The civic role in Canada’s Afghan war, often overlooked, is finally unveiled in this unforgettable untold story. During the peak of the war in Afghanistan, over 150 Canadian forces were killed and more than 2000 were wounded. Despite calls and emails urging the return of peacekeepers and an end to…

And the whole world saw it. — Well, most of Australia, plus lots of Canada, and parts of the US anyway… When 9/11 hit, it was a Tuesday. A beautiful sunny Tuesday. In my part (South-Eastern Québec) of the world anyway. As an ER doc, your days off are not the same as the RoS (the Rest…

Rather hurriedly dismissed by a Guardian review as more art installation than cinema, Eleonore Weber’s There Will Be No More Night might be the finest work of lyrical, non-fiction filmmaking I have experienced this century. More of a cinematic polemic than a traditional documentary, Weber’s feature is sculpted from thousands…

By Mina Sharif I knock on the yellow steel door, where pedestrians enter MAJLES TV studios. Behind me, the Kabul morning traffic has squeezed in too many cars for the busy roundabout. A sea of drivers in Toyotas and yellow painted station wagons tap on their horns to communicate polite but urgent nudges…

The Absurdity of War — The recent history of Afghanistan has been tumultuous, to say the least. I know firsthand. When Canada was still fighting the War on Terror in the country, I was involved with a Canadian government aid organization that strove to educate people about changing conditions there. Still, things were fraught with…

When I see a film that begins with the name of the director, I usually cringe. Why, in Heaven’s Name would a director need to add his or her own name to the title of a film, except to call attention to themselves, and not the film? …

I journeyed from the East to the West, but I am neither from a specific place nor bound by geography. It was the hot summer of August 15, 2021, and I was in Kabul, Afghanistan, sitting in the living room, following the news. As I hoped the Taliban would not…

Looking back on my worst business trip — Many of my most vivid memories are of moments of violence. I have spent years balancing them with moments of meaning spent with the people who make life worth living. Deployments have a funny way of distorting time. Every day seems like a month, and danger or despair can make…

Insights and Reflections from a Soldier’s Firsthand Experience in the 22-Year-Long Afghanistan War As a soldier, I’ve spent years serving in the Middle East, including Afghanistan. It’s been 22 years since the United States invaded Afghanistan, and I’ve seen firsthand the impact this conflict has had on the country and…