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War Is Boring
From drones to AKs, high technology to low politics, exploring how and why we fight above, on and below an angry world
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Afghanistan
War Is Boring
Mar 1, 2017
Losing a War, One Bad Metaphor at a Time
Thrashing about in the Afghan petri dish
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War Is Boring
Feb 28, 2017
Winter In Korengal
An Army Ranger learns a lesson in Afghan hospitality
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War Is Boring
Feb 17, 2017
How to Lose the War in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is still under the delusion it can find a military…
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Matthew Gault
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War Is Boring
Feb 15, 2017
Land Disputes and Too Few Troops Make for a Perfect Storm in Afghanistan
The war is bad now — and it’s
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War Is Boring
Jan 25, 2017
The Taliban Wants You to Believe It Didn’t Just Kill a Bunch of People
Militants deny involvement in…
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Matthew Gault
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War Is Boring
Jan 11, 2017
Trump Will Inherit a Losing War in Afghanistan
He didn’t break it, but he needs to decide to either…
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Matthew Gault
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War Is Boring
Jan 2, 2017
The New York City Playwright Who Sneaked Into Afghanistan During the Soviet Invasion
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War Is Boring
Dec 17, 2016
The Pentagon Dumped $183 Million on Afghan Luxury Villas
Who stayed there? Good question, because…
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War Is Boring
Dec 13, 2016
ISIS Is Blowing Up Mosques in Kabul
Attacks on Shia Hazaras deepens ethnic and religious schisms
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War Is Boring
Nov 30, 2016
American Generals Have Forgotten How to Win Wars
At least one of Trump’s complaints makes some sense
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