Anthony Loyd
The Ten Years’ War against the Taliban
Ten years since the war in Afghanistan was started, neither the Taliban nor the West seems to be winning, nor ‘not losing’
The Surge is Working — So Far
Official voices are unwilling to claim victory, but Nato forces in southern Afghanistan are defeating the Taliban
Blown Up in Bin Laden Country
Is Pakistani intelligence allowing the country’s tribal areas to become a Taliban stronghold? What can the West do about it?
Their’s is to Reason Why
A new generation of soldiers is as questioning of its role in Afghanistan as the society from which it is recruited
Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade
Behind the schoolgirl climate warrior lies a shadowy cabal of lobbyists, investors and energy companies seeking to profit from a green bonanza
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say
Cry, the rapidly crumbling country
President Ramaphosa has won the election but his position is fragile: South Africa faces poverty, inequality and corruption almost entirely self-inflicted by the ruling ANC