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The Afghan fiasco – The limited contribution of EUPOL-A

The Afghan fiasco – The limited contribution of EUPOL-A

“It’s all fucked up,” reflected Mads, a Danish soldier posted in Armadillo, a Forward Operating Base located in Afghanistan. One of his comrades had been seriously wounded by an IED. Such a statement was probably the most accurate description of the then-Vietnam war, and is as fitting for today’s in Afghanistan. The violence of the […]

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