Tag: Afghanistan
Retired four-star Gen. Barry McCaffrey slammed Trump for casually claiming he had a "plan" to end the war in Afghanistan that involved killing "millions".
Holbrooke’s youthful idealism evolved into realism, if not cynicism, as he acquiesced to the ironic reality of post-Vietnam national security politics in Washington.
After the U.S. was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States ignored the Powell doctrine -- and the costs are evident all around us.
But even if prayers for lasting peace are never to be answered, we can keep seeking that long-sought end to conflict, can’t we?
Did I mention that war is stupid? If we're only there because we're "there," it's way past time to leave.
Jeff Danziger lives in New York City. He is represented by CWS Syndicate and the Washington Post Writers Group. He is the recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served ...
Finbarr O’Reilly was a canny Canadian war photographer embedded in Helmand province in Afghanistan. T.J. Brennan was a boisterous, profane and skeptical Marine sergeant who played host to O’Reilly in 2010, as he and his ...
The 'Daily Show' host on Tuesday dissected President Trump's 180-degree turn away from his promise to withdraw the U.S. from its war in Afghanistan.
The Kabul Grand Hotel was supposed to be a symbol of America's reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Instead, it's an empty mothballed structure that's heavily guarded courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.
