Three Years in Afghanistan

Three deployments to Afghanistan in 2011, 2014-15, and 2018-19. The first two military, the third as a civilian - all involved in varied aspects of the international efforts in Afghanistan, at increasingly senior levels. Each tour included significant interactions with Afghans as well as foreign military personnel. The two military tours included significant time "outside the wire." The observations are my own, not the views of the Navy, Department of Defense, or any other part of the United States Government.