AF-Pak
@af-pak.bsky.social
Retired DSS Agent. Former Army Officer. Author of “Afghans Never Smile: Reflections of a DSS Agent From Both Sides of the Durand Line.”
Remember this from “The Economist” last October? Well, Trump burned it down.
April 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Remember this from “The Economist” last October? Well, Trump burned it down.
Sign away, Bobby! I love U.S. Grant! 160 years ago yesterday.
April 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sign away, Bobby! I love U.S. Grant! 160 years ago yesterday.
Back in NY. There’s always a reminder.
March 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Back in NY. There’s always a reminder.
See him for what he is.
February 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
See him for what he is.
I was lucky to have met Clint Hill. He will always be a hero in my eyes.
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I was lucky to have met Clint Hill. He will always be a hero in my eyes.
This guy was my hero 45 years ago today when we were the “good guys.”
February 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This guy was my hero 45 years ago today when we were the “good guys.”
Great read. The book is about the torture and murder of 14 year old Emmitt Till in 1955 Mississippi. Sorta why we had DEI, ya know?
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Great read. The book is about the torture and murder of 14 year old Emmitt Till in 1955 Mississippi. Sorta why we had DEI, ya know?
Dug up this gem. Me in East Berlin, May of 1987, at East Germany’s version of the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”
February 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dug up this gem. Me in East Berlin, May of 1987, at East Germany’s version of the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”
I’m back. Love London!
December 11, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I’m back. Love London!
Got to hang with Sand Hill Cranes this morning. Very chill.
November 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Got to hang with Sand Hill Cranes this morning. Very chill.
Being back home in Plymouth this week and walking up Cole’s Hill where the Pilgrim’s who didn’t survive the first year in Plymouth, makes me feel like we let the Pilgrims down. They came here for religious liberty and now we have a Christian theocracy that respects no other religion.
November 23, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Being back home in Plymouth this week and walking up Cole’s Hill where the Pilgrim’s who didn’t survive the first year in Plymouth, makes me feel like we let the Pilgrims down. They came here for religious liberty and now we have a Christian theocracy that respects no other religion.
I’m in America’s hometown, Plymouth Massachusetts for the Thanksgiving Parade. Just wondering what would have happened if Massasoit hadn’t guaranteed the safety of the Pilgrims.
November 22, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I’m in America’s hometown, Plymouth Massachusetts for the Thanksgiving Parade. Just wondering what would have happened if Massasoit hadn’t guaranteed the safety of the Pilgrims.
Just finished this book. Amazing read. I only hope that that all the Hezbollah bastards involved in these kidnappings were taken care of by IDF over these last few months.
November 15, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Just finished this book. Amazing read. I only hope that that all the Hezbollah bastards involved in these kidnappings were taken care of by IDF over these last few months.
Check this out, folks. Pretty telling! #Election2024
November 13, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Check this out, folks. Pretty telling! #Election2024
I know it’s because I’m from Boston but this is the coolest Army Unit Patch. These guys flew me around eastern Afghanistan safely for the year I was there.
November 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I know it’s because I’m from Boston but this is the coolest Army Unit Patch. These guys flew me around eastern Afghanistan safely for the year I was there.
Protecting the Senior Civilian Representative for Regional Command-East, FOB Wright, Kunar Province, 2014.
September 26, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Protecting the Senior Civilian Representative for Regional Command-East, FOB Wright, Kunar Province, 2014.
DSS agents getting it done. Bagram, Afghanistan, circa 2014.
September 23, 2023 at 10:47 PM
DSS agents getting it done. Bagram, Afghanistan, circa 2014.
SecDeF’s plane at Bagram Airfield. #Afghanistan days.
September 21, 2023 at 2:35 AM
SecDeF’s plane at Bagram Airfield. #Afghanistan days.
Just want to introduce myself to Bluesky. Retired DSS agent. This was my last helicopter mission in Afghanistan, flying over Parwan Province.
September 20, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Just want to introduce myself to Bluesky. Retired DSS agent. This was my last helicopter mission in Afghanistan, flying over Parwan Province.