Kevin Sites
GlobalPost
9 years on, the same war in Afghanistan
I first came to Afghanistan nine years ago — at the beginning of this war, slipping into the country in the dark of night aboard a raft poled by Russian soldiers across the Amu Darya River. The Taliban still ruled the country then — and I, and a handful of other journalists were headed for […]
Private insecurity
A frontline U.S. military base in southwest Afghanistan was the scene of a wild gun battle Saturday morning, initiated by Taliban insurgents against a private Afghan security convoy, but which quickly drew in Afghan National Army (ANA) troops and U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division. The gun battle lasted nearly an hour and a […]
Private insecurity
A frontline U.S. military base in southwest Afghanistan was the scene of a wild gun battle Saturday morning, initiated by Taliban insurgents against a private Afghan security convoy, but which quickly drew in Afghan National Army (ANA) troops and U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division. The gun battle lasted nearly an hour and a […]
Hot, dirty and looking for a fight
Local legend has it that Alexander the Great built this mound of dirt in the remote western region of Afghanistan’s Zhari District as his command post in his failed effort to conquer this land. Whether true or not, Ghundy Ghar, a winding, dusty hill — easily the highest point for miles in either direction — […]