The mire
Last month’s Time magazine has an article that starts “to understand why the United States is losing in Afghanistan…” It’s a bombshell phrase, […]
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More votes than voters
The Economist has an article on the recent election in New Zealand’s current region of conflict – Afghanistan. The title of the article […]
Phil Goff speaking on the SAS deployment
Goff’s speech on deploying the SAS
Apart from when it’s customary, at maiden speeches, valedictories, and the Budget, it’s a rare speech that warrants a standing ovation in Parliament. […]
Afghanistan for the Afghanistanians
It was a bit strange listening to Key’s interview on RNZ yesterday morning about deploying the SAS to Afghanistan. He kept on awkwardly […]
What are we fighting for?
A reader sent through this article from the Guardian by Malalai Joya, who was the youngest woman to enter the Afghan parliament before […]
Our traditional allies
It seems the US want us to commit our elite SAS troops to Afghanistan. I’m not a big fan of the Taliban but […]