afghanistan
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How Afghanistan Changed the British Army For Better And For Worse
We’re just a month shy now of the 11th anniversary of Britain going to war in Afghanistan. In that decade-and-a-bit, British forces have undergone a serious transformation as they’ve had to do a little bit of Darwin-style evolution. The result is a British Army that looks nothing like anything that’s ever gone before — and…
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Photographing A Presidential Address Is Tougher Than It Sounds
Not unlike hunting wabbits, documenting one of President Obama’s press conferences has to be done very, very, quietly. On a recent expedition to Afghanistan for a strategic partnership agreement signing, Reuters photographer Kevin Lamarque discovered just how difficult that can be.
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Secret Army Bomb Jammers Stolen In Afghanistan
On January 7, someone strolled into a supply room at Camp Eggers, a coalition base near the U.S. embassy in downtown Kabul, pocketed two sets of car keys and walked out undetected. Sometime over the next 24 hours, the thieves drove away with two black-painted, armoured Toyota Land Cruisers belonging to the US Army’s 26th…
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America’s Newest Killer Drone Is Headed To Afghanistan, If They Don’t Lose It
General Atomics’ Avenger — the newest iteration of the classic Predator — is headed to war for the first time, Danger Room’s David Axe reports. It’s got F-35 sensors, loads of stealth weapons bays, and terrain-sweeping radar. Iran: start licking your lips.