Combat Flip Flops
Why is This Year the Hardest Yet?
“Afghanistan is a place where you can wage war with no consequence. Defense contractors make billions, politicians embezzle millions, people die by the thousands, veterans unable to reconcile the pain are lost by the hundreds, and the handfuls remaining are commended on long weekends. The American people pay for it all.”
Why "Military Grade?"
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Gold, Drugs, and Violence -- Taliban Winning Combo
Nothing keeps a war going like gold mining, drugs, and ol' fashioned violence.
Survives 2x Assassinations, Removes Bullet from Arm, then Leads at Peace Talks
The only thing tougher than an Afghan man is an Afghan woman.
Member of Taliban Dream Team Meets with Pompeo
It's 2020. A meeting between the Secretary of State and Terrorists shouldn't come as a surprise.
Afghanistan and Vietnam Have Nothing in Common
A brief update on the first few days of the Afghan-Taliban Peace Talks in Qatar. PC-Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters
UPDATE: How COVID Affected Afghan Schools
How Aid Afghanistan for Education is changing to support education amdist the COVID Crisis.
Finding Opportunity Within Chaos : Ambitious Vet Podcast
Find out how Combat Flip Flops used mantras from Bruce Lee, Zombieland, and the military to manage COVID times.