In Harmonium

Being in the main the musings of a Symbolic Anthropologist

Winning the battles and losing our selves (and the war)?

| December 24, 2008

A recent report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has been something of a hot potato for Canadian (and US) troops lately.  Entitled From Hope to Fear: An Afghan Perspective on Operations of Pro-Government Forces in Afghanistan, the report highlights two central types of operations that are extremely problematic: AIHRC is concerned that lack [...]