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This site is going dormant 5 Aug 2011 | 04:17 am
The four creators and authors of this site have decided that we will not be posting blog entries here anymore. We have all been out of country several years and our lessons learned are not current or ...
Insurgency Overview 24 Mar 2011 | 06:12 am
Taliban Code of Conduct published by Taliban leadership, Mid July 2009(Mullah Omar‟s COIN guidance – a population-centric strategy)“This is our mission: to keep people and their property safe. Do not ...
Help ALL support Valour-IT 29 Oct 2010 | 08:27 am
Today, Thursday, October 28th, we will begin the annual Soldiers' Angels Valour-IT competition. As you may or may not know, for the first time, A.L.L will be a proud member of Team Army for Valour-IT ...
A.L.L. Religion in Afghanistan 14 Aug 2010 | 09:10 pm
ISLAM • Abrahamic religion-shares roots with Judaism and Christianity • Qur’an holy book – infallible authority • Five Pillars: Testimony of faith (Shahada), Prayer (Salat), Charity (Zakat), Pilgrima...
Afghansitan Holidays for 2010 28 Jul 2010 | 04:38 am
• 26 Feb: Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) • 21 Mar: Nowruz (Persian New Year) • 28 Apr: Victory of the Muslim Nation (Withdrawal of Soviet Forces) • 01 May: Labor Day • 19 Aug: National...
Afghanistan Education 23 Jul 2010 | 04:31 pm
In 1969 Afghanistan tried its hand at compulsory public education for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but the initiative never had a chance to grow roots. When the Soviets invaded 10 years late...
Afghanistan Geography, Social Stats and Economy Stats 23 May 2010 | 01:40 am
Social StatisticsPopulation: 28.396 Million (2009 est.) 0-14 years: 44.5% (male 7,664,670/female 7,300,446) 15-64 years: 53% (male 9,147,846/female 8,679,800) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 394,572/...
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan 19 Apr 2010 | 12:08 pm
It is not something a lot of people like to talk about or acknowledge, but it is a factual way of life in many cultures, especially Afghanistan. I have talked about it before on my main blog (www.bouh...
How to use this blog 7 Apr 2010 | 02:58 am
There has been (rightly) some confusion about how to use this blog and why it is organized the way that it is. In trying to keep things in a logical order, we've had to monkey with the posting dates. ...
Afghanistan Politics 7 Apr 2010 | 02:45 am
Here is another blog post that is part of the Afghanistan Lessons Learned series. With the recent postings about Karzai's statements and the arguing back and forth between our country's government I f...
