Discussion on Podcast: The Spear - Concluding the Conflict
In the second part of a two-episode series, we delve deeper into the life and service of Colonel Matt Hardman. The first episode examined his role as a company command tour in Babil, Iraq. This time, we focus on his deployment to Afghanistan in July 2021.
The podcast The Spear, available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, or wherever podcasts are available, is the platform for this series.
Colonel Hardman deployed to support 10th Mountain Division operations in Afghanistan amidst the rapid collapse of the country, posing a significant challenge for him and his troops. His mission was to provide security at the US embassy in Kabul and Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Hardman and his soldiers were no strangers to chaos and uncertainty. They had already been tested by deploying during the COVID-19 pandemic and experiencing two hurricanes. The situation in Afghanistan, with thousands of Afghans trying to escape the country, only added to the challenges they faced.
During his deployment, Colonel Hardman served as chief of staff at United States Forces-Afghanistan and commanded elements of his brigade. He had to rely heavily on the trust he'd built with his subordinates and elements of mission command in an increasingly uncertain and precarious time.
Unfortunately, our search for information about Colonel Hardman's deployment during the Taliban takeover yielded no publicly well-known or documented accounts. If you are seeking detailed information, it may require accessing specialized military records, official biographies, or news reports focused on that individual.
Image credit for this article goes to Sgt. Isaiah Campbell.
[1] Note: The available search result discusses unrelated topics including Russia's recognition of the Taliban government and historical events in Jerusalem but does not mention Colonel Matt Hardman or his military service.
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