Afghanistan

The UN said that the Taliban have failed to cut ties with al-Qaeda. “As yet, we have not seen any evidence,” he said.

Operation Anaconda demonstrated the skill and bravery of US special operations forces, international partners, and local Afghan fighters.

Twenty years of constant deployments have weighed heavily on Special Operations, but it also means many are ready for retirement.

Zalmai Latifi, director, at the local Enikass television station said the women, ages 18-20 were killed in two separate attacks.

Our policy makes no sense. Our strategy is broken, and our operational approach is ineffective. Why we need to get out of Afghanistan now.

SecDef Austin pointed out that the violence “must decrease now” and that the Taliban must continue peace talks with the Afghan government.

Jessica Donati was recently a guest on SOFREP Radio where she talked about her recent book and her years of work in Afghanistan. Ms. Donati wasn’t a journalist looking for a quick story spending a week in-country, getting a juicy tip, and then becoming an instant expert on everything Afghanistan. In fact, she was the exact […]

“As a result of a mine in a mosque, 30 terrorist Taliban, including six foreign nationals who were professional mine-makers, were killed,”

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid warned that the insurgents “will definitely return to war” if Washington “rejects this deal.”

It was a mission gone bad, the kind where heroes die and are later written about, and some Hollywood profiteer makes a killing on the movie.

The rise in violence carried out by the Taliban — including more targeted killings — has prompted an examination of the Afghan peace deal.

Among the two dozen young men at the training course, a few stood out immediately. It’s always that way; Your gut is your only compass.