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Afghan Local Police

War Is Boring

Nov 10, 2015

Ignoring Abuse of Afghan Children Is a Strategic Failure

The Afghan police commander laughed at them. But Capt. Dan Quinn and Sgt. First Class Charles Martland didn’t find anything funny about the situation.

Afghanistan’s Militia-Turned-Cops Are Huge Jerks

The poor performance of militiamen-turned-cops from the Afghan Local Police was a major factor in the fall of Kunduz in September. Now a top Washington watchdog is questioning the ALP’s overall effectiveness.

How We Lost Kunduz

The Taliban’s capture of Kunduz is turning into the biggest disaster for the United States and NATO in the entire 14-year-long war for Afghanistan.

Right now, the NATO force in the northern region is too small on its own to retake the city of 300,000, while it failed to…