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In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan
In 1990, six-year-old Nathan Bradley read a magazine article about Afghanistan and was fascinated, vowing to someday see it for himself. He finally got his chance in 2009 as an Army officer, and he’ll go back eventually. His column chronicles his travels through the concertina wire gates, the bomb filled culverts, the rough adobe castles, the concrete blast walls and the sprawling gravel yards of our longest war—all the scenes that spoke to him—but most importantly it chronicles the stories of the Afghans he’s come to know.
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March 11, 2011In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 9: Hours
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February 22, 2011In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 8: Nights on Disney, Part 2
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February 1, 2011In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 7: Nights on Disney, Part 1
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January 14, 2011In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 6: To Forgive
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December 16, 2010In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 5: What Money Can’t Buy
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November 29, 2010In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 4: Nobody Told Us
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November 11, 2010In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 3: Watching Airplanes in the Dark
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October 22, 2010In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 2: This Can’t Go On
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October 5, 2010In These Deserts: War Stories From Afghanistan: Column 1: The Misunderstanding
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