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Penguin: Tomgram from Ann Jones The Afghanistan War Americans Cannot Remember, Afghans Will Never Forget

Some off notes, but seems a useful summary of the overall situation. Tomgram: Ann Jones, Americans Can’t Remember, Afghans Will Never Forget The Afghan War is officially winding down.  American casualties, generally from towns and suburbs you’ve never heard of unless you were born there, are still coming in.  Though far fewer American troops are …

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NIGHTWATCH: India, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan, & Water

India-Pakistan: For the record. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif met in New York on the 29th. Shivshankar Menon, Indian national security affairs adviser, said that the talks were useful and constructive and that both sides agreed on the need to promote the realization of a complete ceasefire in …

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NIGHTWATCH: Afghanistan – the Numbers Known and Unknown

Afghanistan: Comment: NightWatch has completed one of its occasional reviews of the level of violence in Afghanistan. Reportig from Afghan government sources since March 2013 shows that the major policy initiatives and resource commitments by of the Allied countries have made little lasting impact on the overall progression of the conflict.What is worse is that …

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NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre: Afghanistan Youth

Worth a look. Afghanistan Beyond the Headlines: Women, Youth, and War June 24, 2013 As the United States approaches its 2014 deadline for military withdrawal from Afghanistan, one often overshadowed aspect of the conflict is the hard-won progress made by previously marginalized segments of the Afghan population, particularly women, girls, and young people. Afghanistan has …

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Berto Jongman: U.S. command in Afghanistan gives Army 60 days to fix or replace intel network [meanwhile, Palantir spends millions buying legislative intervention]

U.S. command in Afghanistan gives Army 60 days to fix or replace intel network The Pentagon’s main battlefield intelligence network in Afghanistan is vulnerable to hackers — both the enemy or a leaker — and the U.S. command in Kabul will cut it off from the military’s classified data files unless the Army fixes the …

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