Tag Archives: Afghanistan

White Paper: Afghanistan–Pakistan: Conflict Dynamics, Capabilities, and Pathways to (De-)Escalation

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Border violence between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan has spiked to the worst levels since 2021, culminating this week in a Qatar- and Turkey-mediated ceasefire after days of airstrikes, artillery exchanges, and border closures. The truce commits both sides … Continue reading →

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Par Avion

Posted on August 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

I was not alive to witness the shame of the evacuation of Americans and Vietnamese from Saigon in April 1975 when South Vietnam fell to an invasion from North Vietnam and was unable (and perhaps its corrupted elites were unwilling) … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Into The Land Of Bones

Posted on November 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Into The Land Of Bones: Alexander The Great In Afghanistan, by Frank L. Holt This is a book I would have liked the chance to have reviewed academically, because I looked at a later book of his that dealt with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, And Iraq Wars (History Summarized)

Posted on November 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, And Iraq Wars (History Summarized), by Tom Firme It is interesting that the author thinks it is worthwhile to summarize three wars which are only tangentially connected together, in one book that perhaps symbolizes more the lack … Continue reading →

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Buzkashi

Posted on January 28, 2020 by nathanalbright

From time to time it is worth pondering the purposes of rules.  A few months ago I listened to an audiobook from an Afghan-American who sought to educate fellow Americans on the traumatic last couple of centuries of Afghan history, … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Stones Into Schools

Posted on December 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Stones Into Schools:  Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan And Pakistan, by Greg Mortenson, read by Atossa Leoni This book was disappointing on a variety of levels.  For one, the book was, disappointingly, not the usual sort of … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Games Without Rules

Posted on December 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Games Without Rules:  The Often-Interrupted History Of Afghanistican, by Tamim Ansary, read by the author I do not consider myself to be by any means an expert on Afghan history, but I do believe it is an area well worth … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Combat Engineering Equipment Of The Warsaw Pact

Posted on November 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

Combat Engineering Equipment Of The Warsaw Pact, by Russell Phillips [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by the author.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This book fits right in a familiar alley for the author [1] … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finding Roses In The Dust

Posted on December 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

Finding Roses In The Dust:  A Journey To A New Perspective, by Erin Brynn [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Writing travel memoirs [1] is something that has … Continue reading →

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Non-Movie Review: Murph: The Protector

Posted on January 22, 2014 by nathanalbright

Murph: The Protector: The True Story Of Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy So, I was recently sent my first documentary video to review for the Naval Historical Institute [1], after a previous book they sent me got stolen in … Continue reading →

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