Saturday, November 14, 2009

Why Canada Should get Out of Afghanistan ?

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Canada should pull its troops out of Afghanistan. The West's mission there is no less a "march of folly," to use historian Bar...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Road to Balkh

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The road from Termez on the Oxus River to Balkh and then over the Hindu Kush to Kabul, has inspired great writers such as Robert Byron (The ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Afghanistan and the lessons of history

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Buskashi, the ancient game of Afghanistan requiring outstanding horsemanship and courage. Photo: Bob McKerrow My last posting was mainly abo...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Praying for More Unemployed Grave-Diggers in Afghanistan

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The lines between aid agencies and the military have become blurred in Afghanistan, Bamiyan where New Zealand troops are doing humanitarian ...
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Anjoman mountain region, Afghanistan. A trip in May 1996

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Climbing with Bruce Watson at around 5500 m in the Hindu Kush. This valley is south of the mountain village of Anjoman. Photo: Bob McKerrow ...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Samay Hamed 9 11 children

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My good friend Samay Hamed sent me his most recent poem about 9/11. It is well-composed and evocative. I wish a small rainbow of a kite From...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Can we learn from Napoleon and John Master's to improve the situation in Afghanistan

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US forces in Afghanistan should keep in mind John Masters' account of the British campaign against the Pashtuns. Here is a very provocat...