Afghanistan vet
Kabul deployment survivor
An Afghanistan vet is a military veteran who served in Afghanistan, typically during the U.S.-led war that began in 2001 and ended in 2021: My brother is an Afghanistan vet who did three tours.
The term parallels Vietnam vet and Iraq vet as shorthand for a generation's wartime experience.
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- combat zoneActive military conflict area
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
forward operating base · soldier · military · military service · wounded · service · trauma · homecoming · welcome home · thank you for your service · medal · veteran · war hero · Kabul · Taliban · Marine · Army · infantry
- Veteransveteran, vets, war veteran, war veterans, VA
military role/identity
Afghanistan vetcivilian
Non-military person
draft dodger · non-combatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · anti-war activist