notes that many of the volunteers in Digital Dunkirk efforts are military veterans who served in Afghanistan Veterans who had unresolved trauma from their time at war and thought helping to evacuate people would “make things right,” according to Amy Williams, the chief ...
The Second Afghan War was somewhat more successful, establishing at least a protectorate over the country. A famous (fictional) participant in this action was Dr. John H. Watson, M.D., who retired to quiet rooms in London with one eccentric "consulting" detective,Sherlock Holmes. The Russia...
How did Rory survive a walk across post-9/11 Afghanistan— just weeks after the fall of the Taliban, in the middle of winter, during a war, stalked by hungry wolves — despite being “guaranteed” it would mean certain death? What it was like to be one of the first people to see th...
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers, an action-war film about the real-life exploits of a Special Forces A-team in northern Afghanistan in 2001, exudes the vibe that it might be THE war-film to galvanize appreciation of American fighting-man derring-do in the Post...
Peace group condemns 'Kill TV nights' - which MoD says are used to keep troops updated on their taskDutta, Kunal
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in alightning takeoverfollowing the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops after two decades of war, the radical Islamist group appeared keen to distance itself from its earlier period of rule in the 1990s, presenting itself as more...
Army sergeant risking his life to save his old interpreter from the Taliban, who once saved him during the war in Afghanistan. The R-rated film is now in theaters across the U.S. Gyllenhaal said after watching the completed film, "I walked out feeling proud to be an American and...
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in alightning takeoverfollowing the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops after two decades of war, the radical Islamist group appeared keen to distance itself from its earlier period of rule in the 1990s, presenting itself as more...