Wartime 96 - Spring 2021

Afghanistan

Featured articles:

• 20 years in Afghanistan by John Blaxland. What did Australia achieve there, and what did we learn?  
• Leaving Kabul by Carter Malkasian. US strategy in Afghanistan failed to consider what victory and an exit would require.
• Reporting from the front by Karen Middleton. Three assignments in Afghanistan brought home strong lessons about journalism and war.
• War of resistance by Matt Anderson. Australia’s role in Afghanistan has ended, but the struggle is not over.
• A very long engagement by Aaron Pegram. New exhibitions at the Memorial will give greater attention to Australia’s role in the Middle East region.
• Assessing war trauma by Alexander McFarlane. The health costs of the war in Afghanistan raise unanswered questions that need continued research.
• Mad Monday by Michael Grant. A demanding task for 1st Commando Regiment in Afghanistan.
• Ink stories by Stephanie Boyle. Behind every tattoo there’s the story of a veteran of the Middle East.
• "With one voice, one heartbeat" by Hannah Viney. The size of the anti-Iraq War protests has never been matched, but their momentum died quickly.
• Stories of survival by Ally Roche. An immigrant artist left a record of her wartime story.
• Plus regular features including Reflections, Collection Insights, In the Picture, book reviews and Last Post.