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Yon: The Battle for Kandahar

Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:47 am PST

Michael Yon: Arghandab & The Battle for Kandahar. Just go read it.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Yon: A Memorial Service in Holland

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:14 pm PDT

Michael Yon attends Holland’s memorial for the 65th anniversary of the Allied liberation from Nazi occupation, with lots of interesting photographs as always: Market Garden.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Netherlands

Yon: Two Firefights, One Video

Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:50 am PDT

Michael Yon has a new report from Afghanistan, including a video clip: Two Firefights: One Video. [Video] This weekend we lost eight more soldiers in a firefight.  I learned about it while they were still fighting, but did not report it until just before the media broke the story the next ...

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Video

Yon with the Pedros

Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:52 pm PDT

Another terrific post full of photographs from Afghanistan, by Michael Yon: Pedros.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon: Eight Years After 9/11

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:01 am PDT

Michael Yon has another report from Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, as usual with excellent photographs and commentary: Eight Years After 9/11.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon: We Can't Afford to Lose

Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:22 am PDT

Michael Yon emailed to let me know he’s now unembedded in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Here’s his latest dispatch: New Afghan war: Frontline correspondent says fight has morphed – but we still can’t afford to lose.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Yon: The Brits Are Losing Helmand

Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 12:25 pm PDT

Michael Yon’s latest must-read report from Afghanistan paints a pretty grim picture; he says the British are losing Helmand Province.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Michael Yon with the USAF

Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:10 pm PDT

Michael Yon is no longer embedded with British forces in Afghanistan; he’s moved over to the US Air Force. (He doesn’t say why, but he does write that it was a “sudden ending of my embed.”) UPDATE at 8/27/09 1:18:45 pm: Chalk it up to bureaucracy.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Yon: Afghanistan Firefight

Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:46 am PDT

Michael Yon emails from Afghanistan to say, “It’s the wild west out here:” Bad Medicine. Lots of riveting photos, as always.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Yon: The Kopp-Etchells Effect

Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:30 am PDT

Another photo-filled essay from Afghanistan by Michael Yon, memorializing lost comrades as the fighting heats up: The Kopp-Etchells Effect.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Helicopter

Yon: No Young Soldiers

Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:13 am PDT

Another report from the indispensable Michael Yon, in Afghanistan with the British Army: No Young Soldiers.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad, Photograph

Photo of the Day

Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 9:34 am PDT

Michael Yon emailed this striking photograph of a helicopter landing in hot, dusty conditions in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad, Photograph

Yon: Ruling Extends Habeas Protections to All Detainees Worldwide

Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:27 am PDT

Michael Yon reports from Afghanistan on a disturbing development. UPDATE at 8/6/09 11:11:27 am: I realized that some readers will probably assume that the idea of granting habeas corpus rights to all battlefield detainees comes from the Obama administration, so please note: the administration is opposed to the ruling. Our amicus brief ...

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon in Combat with the Brits

Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:24 am PDT

Another great must-read report with plenty of photos by Michael Yon, embedded with the British Army in Sangin, Afghanistan: Resurrection.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon: Artery of Opium

Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:23 am PDT

Michael Yon in Afghanistan’s Helmand River valley: An Artery of Opium, a Vein of Taliban.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Photos from Michael Yon in Afghanistan

Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:28 am PDT

Michael Yon emailed to say he expects to be in combat by the time you read this; here’s his last peaceful dispatch for a while (he says), with lots of fascinating photographs: Some Photos and Captions.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon Returning to Combat

Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:27 am PDT

Michael Yon is going back into combat in Afghanistan, alongside the real anti-jihad activists — the US Marines.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Yon: Finding Lizards

Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:44 am PDT

Michael Yon is with the real anti-jihad activists (aka, the US and British military) in Afghanistan, and has another must-read report filled with photographs of a very productive lizard hunt: Searching for Kuchi & Finding Lizards.

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War, Anti-Jihad

Michael Yon in Afghanistan

Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 6:45 pm PDT

Michael Yon is back in Afghanistan. Kabul has changed.  In recent years the roads were often clogged with military convoys, filling the town with aggravations and dangers often caused by the mere presence of large numbers of soldiers in proximity to the dusty beehive called Kabul.  Yesterday, in a drive ...

Michael Yon, Afghanistan, Military, War

Photo of the Day

Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:19 am PDT

Michael Yon has posted some more photos from Southeast Asia, including this one captioned “Morning alms at Luang Prabang, Laos.”

Photograph, Michael Yon, Laos, Buddhism

Photo of the Day

Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:59 pm PDT

A striking image from Laos, taken by the inimitable Michael Yon; for the story behind it, check Michael’s site.

Photograph, Michael Yon, Laos, Buddhism

Yon: Photos from Israel

Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:23 am PST

Michael Yon emailed yesterday, with some photos from Sderot, Israel and the following commentary: Charles, I shot these two photos in Sderot, Israel. The first photo shows a few of the hundreds of rockets that the Sderot police have collected, from the thousands that have been fired into cities. The ...

Israel, Sderot, Rockets, Michael Yon

Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Worth?

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:40 am PST

A question from Michael Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?

Afghanistan, Taliban, Terrorism, Military, Michael Yon

Michael Yon on Hamas Rockets: It's Raining

Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:29 am PST

Instapundit has a report from Michael Yon on the Hamas rockets that continue to terrorize Israeli citizens: It’s Raining.

Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza, Terrorism, Israel, Michael Yon

Yon: Afghanistan is a Thorny Bush

Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:13 am PST

Michael Yon is deeply pessimistic about Afghanistan: A Dream That Will Not Come True.

Afghanistan, Taliban, Terrorism, Military, Michael Yon

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