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A book review in the British Journal of Military History (BJMH) of 'Missionaries of Modernity: Advisory Missions and the Struggle for Hegemony in Afghanistan and Beyond' by Antonio Giustozzi and...

A sharp critique by an Afghan veteran, ret'd Brigadier James Dempsey, and IRRC many of the themes appeared here at the time. His slim...

Thanks to a "lurker" for the pointer to this pithy and fascinating commentary on the war from "Bata Tim" aka Tim Lynch, who was in Afghanistan "outside the...

A good, short reflective piece from Stripes (which I rarely read); sub-titled:...

The return of GIRoA control and flags to Musa Qala, a Taliban-held twon in northern Helmand in December 2007 is explained by the UK commander, Brigadier Andrew Mackay, in a reflective...

Notice this week of this new book by Leah Farrell and Mustafa Hamid, available for UK£16, with free worldwide P&P (if you register with them):http://www.hurstpublishers.com/
The book PR refers to:

Dr. Rob Johnson, of Oxford University's Changing Character of War programme and SME on Afghanistan & COIN of late has a review of three books, one Jack Fairweather's is on Afghanistan and the other...

Actually the title of a book published in January 2014, but only noted today after a Tweet:http://www.amazon.com/dp/0691159386/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_80jdvb1QPD74R

The publisher's blurb in part:

This week there was a panel discussion @ The Frontline Club, London; with four panellists: Jack Fairweather, a journalist, Mike Martin, ex-UK Army officer and author of an Intimate War, ret'd Major...

A SWJ article 'Thoughts from Garmser and Kabu' in which Octavia Manea interviews Carter Malkasian:http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/thoughts-from-garmser-and-kabul

The last Q&A:

Just stumbled across two contributions to the debate over what went wrong in Afghanistan (and Iraq). Both are clearly written with a focus on the UK, with the USA coming second.

First 'Our...

This is an event @ London's Frontline Club, 28 Febuary 2015, 7:00 PM:Link:http://www.frontlineclub.com/afghanistan-the-lessons-of-war/

One UK journalist named so far. Events are open to...

A short commentary in the CSM. which has this as the sub-title:

A short summary...

This the last of five new threads on Afghanistan 2015 onwards and its focus is on Reflections on the past (assessment of ISAF etc up to 2015).

Currently there are 345 threads in the OEF arena,...

A number of points (not in priority):

1) Contrary to briefings the Taliban do fight at night, especially in the hours after dusk and of course most IEDs are planted then. Secondly they do snipe...

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This the last of five new threads on Afghanistan 2015 onwards and its focus is on Reflections on the past (assessment of ISAF etc up to 2015).

Currently there are 345 threads...