Afghanistan Poems - Poems about Afghanistan

All decisions are made at a desk in another country. They pass through ‘in’ and ‘out’ trays, collecting signatures along the way. Then, one day, they become a concrete wall, where once a few tired weeds...Read the rest...

I only hear your children weep, I only have their dreams. I do not pray my soul to keep, For mine has split its seams. I only see what your eyes see, Your blood upon my hilt, For though you were...Read the rest...

We had a desert mission Just north of us in Zarghun Shahr But little did we know that day We wouldn’t get that far. We did not doubt the intel That led us up the road of dust; an IED exploded, in...Read the rest...

Two friends would speak one summer night, Trapped then in gossip’s throes; But just one turned toward the light, Or so the story goes. The first would breathe the summer air But on his friend’s face see His friend did...Read the rest...

Sometimes I think about the past, The life we knew would never last, And all the men we used to kill, And that great void they used to fill, And that great spell we used to cast. Under the...Read the rest...

Tick tick tick tick boom in an instant macerated flesh would be the last images of me I never wondered just what damages would occur from a car bomb being ignited right in my face...Read the rest...

Imagine being female In a Taliban regime, Where equal rights do not exist, Except when women dream. Shariah law has taken hold, With floggings taking place For girls or women who have dared To show the world their face. Schools and universities Say...Read the rest...

There are some things I just don't get And never understand Six more dead from Yorkshire's moors Blown up in Afghanistan. The war on terror can't be won How can we be so blind Can't we see that we can't win Without...Read the rest...

Glimpse the state of a nation ...Read the rest...

Between Iraq OEF and Afghanistan ISAF I did about 120 months OCONUS.. A peculiarity about Bagram Airfield which housed about 40,000 people, mostly US enlisted soldiers from all 5 groups and the off shoots.. Well, obviously...Read the rest...

Bagram airfield the Ugandans handled the bomb dogs.. heading back to my CHU after a mission i would see them for their morning walks.. one dog famously wore motorcycle goggles, story is he took a...Read the rest...

Dot To Dot Join the dots all in a line Where do they all lead? Afghanistan Land of failed empires Defeated armies Opium production Terrorism central Forget Lebanon Afghan is number one Ever since the 70s The Soviets started it All the rest added to it You...Read the rest...

Just how far is the train of freedom from the discriminated son? Just how far is the train of freedom from the black homeless child? Just how far is the train of freedom from the disabled poet? And...Read the rest...

Huuuwiii !! Huuuwiii cry for Education, Grils and women in bad condition, Anger and emotion, In the suburbs and cities of various direction, International community handle this situation, It has become a problem for the old Guard, To let women...Read the rest...

Afghanistan Haiku by: Tom 9-10-21 Leave no one behind; an unwritten rule of war not lately followed. ...Read the rest...