afghanistan

About Those 13,000 Support Troops...

Andrew Belonsky · 10/13/09 02:45AM

President Obama can expected some nasty letters from anti-war activists: the Pentagon has sent at least 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. These "support troops" are 13,000 more than Obama said would be sent back in March. Riot! [WaPo]

British Propaganda Kills in Afghanistan

Andrew Belonsky · 09/30/09 02:19AM

Messaging has always been important in war time. It can also be deadly. For example, a young Afghanistan girl was killed when a box of Royal Air Force leaflets fell from the sky and struck her. Awful. [Times Online]

Our Embassy in Afghanistan Is Guarded by Sexually Confused Frat Boys

John Cook · 09/01/09 03:18PM

Wonder what it's like to guard State Department facilities in Kabul? In photos first published by Gawker, security contractors get their kicks peeing on one another, simulating anal sex, doing "butt shots," and "eating potato chips out of ass cracks."

Thomas Friedman Calls the Troops 'Dumb'

Pareene · 07/22/09 09:40AM

Thomas Friedman is proud of our fighting boys. The fact that our all-volunteer military is involved in two open-ended occupations is bad, but the bright side is, we have finally found a class of kids dumb enough to fight forever.

The Pictures From Afghanistan You Never See

John Cook · 07/17/09 04:21PM

There's a war on. You probably knew that, in the sense that you read somewhere about a major offensive in Afghanistan. But if you're like us, you haven't seen many photos. It looks like Vietnam over there.