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What Tampa Bay vets who fought in Afghanistan think about the pull-out Here are some candid reflections on Afghanistan from the men and women who were there.     Afghan security forces stand on Humvee vehicles during a military operation in Arghandab district of Kandahar province last month. [ JAVED TANVEER | AFP ] Published May 6 They fought. They led. They planned. They bled. They lost a loved one to combat. As the United States prepares to pull its troops out of Afghanistan on the orders of President Joe Biden, those with a direct stake in 20 years of warfare reflect on service and...

A look back on 20 years of war by people directly involved.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) JONATHAN COULTON, BYLINE: This is ASK ME ANOTHER, NPR's hour of trivia and loungewear. I'm Jonathan Coulton. Here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Thanks, Jonathan. We're playing games with comedians and podcast hosts Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte. Are you guys ready for another one? SHALEWA SHARPE: Oh, yes. GASTOR ALMONTE: Let's do it. EISENBERG: OK, so this game is called - it's one of our favorites - it's called This, That Or The Other. We're going to give you the name of something, and you just have to tell us which of three categories it b...

Save the Children Philippines, BARMM forge partnership to fulfill children’s rights Format 26 Jan 2021 Save the Children Philippines ECHO project in BARMM builds on its Spaces for Peace project (2017-2019) that engages children and youth groups in Datu Salibo. They participate in community risk mapping to identify solutions for peace and strengthening child protection mechanisms in their communities. © Marani Samiana/ Save the Children Save the Children Philippines partners with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights dur...

  The truth about the War in Afghanistan is devastating and only some will ever be revealed. Americans are rather clueless about the truth behind the scenes in the War in Afghanistan. Over 20,000 U.S. related deaths are reported: Over 20,000 U.S. related deaths are reported: More contractors, over 3800 have died in Iraq as of 2019, than have troops, that number 2352. As of the end of 2019, nearly 5000 Security contractors remained in Afghanistan U.S. COST OF WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN SIGAR Reconstruction costs for Afghanistan equal approximately 16% of all funds obli- gated by t...