I felt a hand on my back, movement behind me, my guys making room, someone squeezing into our circle, and then one last hand joined the pile: my Korean aide. I guess it made sense....

The chowdry, or burqa — the Saudi, North African, and Central Asian version of the head, face, and body shroud — is a sensory deprivation isolation chamber. It is claustrophobic, may lead to anxiety and...

Not today.

The transformation of Afghanistan is remarkable but incomplete. It is essential that we all increase our support for the Afghan people.

The European Union has made a huge commitment to Afghanistan, which includes substantial emergency assistance. With the forward planning we have done for 2006 we are able to address the still huge needs effectively and...

We could never go back to how things were on the day before 9/11, but maybe I could go back to who I was.

The voluntary repatriation of these Afghans heralds a new beginning for Afghanistan, but also the beginning of the end of exile for many of the 3.5 million Afghan refugees under my care,

America is our enemy and we don’t want them in Afghanistan, … When they insult our holy book they have insulted us.

This is a tragic loss for Afghanistan . Domestic violence is a concern. This case illustrates how bad this problem is here and how it manifests itself. Women face exceptional challenges.

Cindy Sheehan certainly doesn’t speak for me, our military families or our men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even the air of this country has a story to tell about warfare. It is possible here to lift a piece of bread from a plate and following it back to its origins, collect a...

I felt like I should salute. If only I knew how.

Everyone’s a knucklehead at one point or another.

We will respond in kind to all those who took part in the aggression on Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. Just as they made rivers of blood flow in our countries, we will make volcanoes of...

Like the Nazis, the cadres of jihad have a death wish that sets the seal on their nihilism. The goal of a world run by an oligarchy in possession of Teutonic genes, who may kill...

She went weak in the knees and could barely walk as she followed him, trembling with fear. Her hopes for a happy future with Jordan came crashing down. Whoever had told Jordan she was free...

Sami and I had exactly one day together in the old world. On Tuesday the jihadists came to our front door and knocked down our buildings. Our new world was hijacked planes, anthrax, and Afghanistan....

In my life I’ve been very lucky to travel around the world and see students and teachers in nearly two dozen countries—but the most awe-inspiring experience I’ve ever had was two years after 9/11 when...

It will be vital for the Afghan government to extend its reach to under served areas of Afghanistan.

The army is overstretched and undermanned. Iraq is a mess … and thousands of soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan next year.

I start thinking about what happened and then I start thinking about why I’m still here. It’s pointless. They say on TV that the soldiers want to be there? I can’t speak for every soldier,...

For several years now, Afghanistan and Burma have been world headquarters for the heroin business, … This past year they retained that deadly dishonor.

I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough, and you never know what tomorrow will...

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

It is a unique moment for Afghanistan. The whole situation has changed inside Afghanistan, in the region and in the international community,

H5 has been found in five samples in Afghanistan. The N sub-type, we’re expecting that to be determined, possibly in a matter of hours.

The one ring road around the airfield is paved, but heavily rutted and potholed. Every few days a street-sweeper makes its way around, polishing the rutted surface with brushes and water.

On the journey towards the beloved, you live by dying at every step

The service members who defend our way of life ask very little in return, but they deserve teachers who will be as relentless in teaching their children as the military is in protecting our interests...

When in doubt – make’em laugh.

The lands and interests of the countries which took part in the aggression against Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan are targets for us.

As to the ‘Left’ I’ll say briefly why this was the finish for me. Here is American society, attacked under open skies in broad daylight by the most reactionary and vicious force in the contemporary...

Have my moments, Doll, have my moments.

The world changed on 9/11, but it didn’t give a damn what we lost or how much we hurt. It didn’t stop spinning. It would go on, one way or another, and it was up...

Land of the Morning Calm.” It’s a country where you notice the filth and the smog on your first trip and you can’t imagine why you ever thought it was a good idea to visit....

Afghanistan is surrounded by nations which are highly interested in stability in Afghanistan and are friendly to Afghans. That means it is time for building bridges.

The Army is overstretched and under-manned. Iraq is a mess ‘¦ and thousands of soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan next year. And the MoD is still bent on cutting four infantry battalions.

It’s a thin line between what we’re calling acceptable and not acceptable. As a leader, you’re supposed to know when not to cross it. But how do you know? Does the army teach us how...

We’ve got about 550 soldiers and airmen deployed in support of operation Iraqi Freedom and operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

A son for a flag is a lot of sacrifice.

The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives is unnegotiable and only deepens with time. The willingness...

Iran has been helping us in the reconstruction process. Iran has been supportive of the political process in Afghanistan.

A military threat would have been very credible after Afghanistan. But after Iraq, no one thinks they could invade and occupy Iran.

Troops are everywhere in their modern, digital camouflage, designed to blend in anywhere at any time. Yet at night we wear bright yellow reflective belts.

I’m not sure how important it is that young adults can find Afghanistan on a map. But … that is symptomatic of the bigger issue, and that’s (U.S. young adults) not having a sense that...

Honestly, I had no idea how to respond. My senior year of college I’d taken a seminar titled Public Education: Situations and Strategies. I thought about emailing my professor, maybe suggest some new topics and...

An intelligent enemy,’ he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, ‘rather than a foolish friend.’ Or, ‘He learnt the language of pigeons, and forgot his own.’ Or, the favourite...

We advise them to make a hasty retreat from Palestine, the Arabian Gulf, Afghanistan and the rest of the Muslim states, before they lose everything.

The Afghan government is as corrupt as a prostitute with a law degree.

You found us, and then lied to us so you could get a job?