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Reporting From Afghanistan
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... -- great stuff. The latest is here. (The full list is on the right-hand side, with a button to donate to help defray the costs of the trip.) ...
H&I Fires* 26 January 2009
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. —
Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ******************************** I managed to get on a patrol outside the wire in Kandahar, Afghanistan with troops from the Provincial Reconstruction Team: the trip to Double K , and the shura at Dand District Centre . - Damian ********************************
From Double K To The Dand District Centre
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January 26, 2009 From Double K To The Dand District Centre Part 2 of Damian's excellent Afghanistan adventure. Posted by Kate at January 26, 2009 1:02 PM Comments Post a comment Before submitting, review the post to ensure your comment is on topic and does not contain words that might get caught in the spam filter (eg: insurance, viagra, online, poker). This is not a forum or a repository for off-topic link dumps. Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. Thankyou. Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Yes No Comments:
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... when supplies were brought in and soldiers came back from leave. “Armies need to work more like an Amtrack train (known for its irregularity) and less like a Swiss train when fighting guerrillas,” says Göksel. Abu Muq also offers a look at Pakistan . Canadian milblog The Torch is embed blogging on patrol with Canadian Forces in and around Kandahar. Blissfully uneventful thus far, with interesting color and cultural info (Canadian and Afghan) in parts 1 and 2 , plus a backgrounder on the IED as an effective propaganda weapon . Speaking of ...
