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International Politics
A conspiracy of optimism
10 November 2011

Max Benitz spent months as a journalist with British troops
on the front line in Helmand. Here, he reflects on the muddled thinking that characterised the early years of the Afghan conflict.

International Politics
Afghanistan — a heavy legacy for Generation Xbox
05 May 2011

Max Benitz plunges into life with a company of Scots Guards on the front line in Helmand Province. When the Afghan war began, some of these soldiers were no older than nine; now it threatens to drag on as they watch comrades being killed. Can their mission succeed?

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