Afghanistan

Magazine articles on politics and society in Afghanistan.

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National Defense April 2012 Dan Parsons	Marines Tired of Playing Army Role in Land Wars "We're there to get in, kick down doors, kill who we have to kill and get the hell out," said Lance Cpl. Lewis Rivera, with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Weapons Company. "Everybody wants to get back out here at sea. Everybody."
National Defense April 2012 Sapolsky & Schrage	More Than Technology Needed to Defeat Roadside Bombs Soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan call the bigger IEDs "Buffalo killers" for the type of MRAP that they can destroy.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	Mini-Flail Robots Readied for Afghanistan Bomb Clearing Operations The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization will send expendable robots to Afghanistan next year that can move ahead of dismounted troops and destroy hidden bombs.
National Defense December 2011 Stew Magnuson	New Training Facilities Force Marines To Experience the Fog of War Maneuvering through mock villages is not a new concept, but the Marine Corps believes this system creates the most realistic setting those deploying overseas can experience in the United States.
National Defense December 2011 Eric Beidel	Army Enlists More Help from Tiny Robots Soldiers in Afghanistan want their own personal robots to scan the insides of buildings and find homemade bombs.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Turns to Blast-Mitigating Floor Mat Military officials recently warned soldiers in Afghanistan that they were putting their lives at risk by removing floor mats added to the latest variant of the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle.
IEEE Spectrum October 2011 Susan Hassler	Re-engineering Afghanistan: At What Cost? The effort to improve Afghanistan's electrical infrastructure has been even more troubled than the one in Iraq
IEEE Spectrum October 2011 Glenn Zorpette	Re-engineering Afghanistan The coalition has spent hundreds of millions trying to give Afghanistan electricity. Unfortunately, it made many of the mistakes it made in Iraq
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Rich Smith	Obama on Afghanistan The troops come out, the money stays in. For shareholders of defense contractors, one of the biggest worries today is the fear that MidEast pullouts will drain away revenues from defense contractors.
TIME Europe May 2, 2011 William Lee Adams	Heart of Gold The British Museum's latest blockbuster exhibition -- Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World. Running until July 3, it features 230 objects that have survived bombings, lootings and deliberate destruction by the Taliban.
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