scholarly journals REVIEW: Shameful exposé of Afghan war but not enough media grunt

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-305
Author(s):  
James Hollings
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Security ◽  
Security Assistance ◽  
International Security Assistance Force

New Zealand's war in Afghanistan is our longest-ever foreign engagement. Our troops have been there for 10 years—more than World Wars One and Two combined. It has cost the country around $300 million, and one soldier has died for every year the New Zealand military has been there. And for what?  That is one of the questions this documentary, perhaps the first serious attempt on film to question New Zealand involvement in the International Security Assistance Force, tries to answer. 

scholarly journals Peeking into Afghan's history: A study from 1988 to 2010

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 179-191
Author(s):  
Syed Umair Jalal ◽  
Bakhtiar Khan ◽  
Muhammad Usman Ullah
Keyword(s):  
War On Terror ◽  
International Security ◽  
Al Qaeda ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Catastrophic Event ◽  
John Mccain ◽  
The Us ◽  
Security Assistance ◽  
International Security Assistance Force

The study will elaborate the Afghan historical events that took place right after the Geneva accord of 1988 when USSR forces pullout from the country till 2010. The article will explain the emergence of the Taliban and their establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Moreover, the paper will elaborate on the Taliban's nexus with al-Qaeda and their efforts to settle them in Afghanistan. Furthermore, this particular research tends to analyse the US retaliation and war on terror after the catastrophic event of 9/11. Additionally, the paper will illustrate the launching of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Taliban's bloody resurgence and their belligerence after the said mission. Consequently, the research will examine Obama's administration war strategies and tactics after his presidential victory over John McCain.

Ideology, positionality and war

Interpreting ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Martin ◽  
María Gómez-Amich
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
International Security ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Common Enemy ◽  
Security Assistance ◽  
International Security Assistance Force ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract The objective of this article is to explore issues of ideology in situations of interpreting in conflict zones. Research into interpreting in conflict zones is quite recent and has shed light on interesting aspects. Ideology is clearly present in war situations and may condition the interpreter’s role. This article seeks to identify examples of power relations and ideology by drawing on the narratives of five local interpreters who worked with Spanish troops stationed in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force between 2003 and 2015. The narratives were collected using a semi-structured interview technique. The findings indicate that ideology is reflected in the interpreters’ perception of their own role as agents working for the good of their country against a common enemy, even though they were potentially perceived by both sides in the conflict as possible traitors. The traditional narrative of the interpreter as an invisible and impartial facilitator of communication would not appear to be applicable in this context.

scholarly journals Explaining Support for Combatants during Wartime: A Survey Experiment in Afghanistan

2013 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 679-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON LYALL ◽  
GRAEME BLAIR ◽  
KOSUKE IMAI
Keyword(s):  
International Security ◽  
Sampling Design ◽  
Hierarchical Modeling ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Sensitive Questions ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Security Assistance ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
International Security Assistance Force

How are civilian attitudes toward combatants affected by wartime victimization? Are these effects conditional on which combatant inflicted the harm? We investigate the determinants of wartime civilian attitudes towards combatants using a survey experiment across 204 villages in five Pashtun-dominated provinces of Afghanistan—the heart of the Taliban insurgency. We use endorsement experiments to indirectly elicit truthful answers to sensitive questions about support for different combatants. We demonstrate that civilian attitudes are asymmetric in nature. Harm inflicted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is met with reduced support for ISAF and increased support for the Taliban, but Taliban-inflicted harm does not translate into greater ISAF support. We combine a multistage sampling design with hierarchical modeling to estimate ISAF and Taliban support at the individual, village, and district levels, permitting a more fine-grained analysis of wartime attitudes than previously possible.

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