The US Didn’t Leave Afghanistan a Mess, We Left Because It Is a Mess
What are the options of America going forward?
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Is Afghanistan Doomed to Fall to the Taliban?
Does the army of Afghanistan have any fight in it left or are the Taliban set to swipe it to the dustbin of history?
America and Taliban sign Afghanistan peace deal, what does it mean?
The United States and the Taliban have signed a historic peace agreement that could bring an end to the long 18-year war that began after the 9/11 attacks on America. Under the terms of this agreement, the United States will remove all of its troops from the country within 14 months; the removal will be […]
Recent violence in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33
Ghazni — There has been a surge of Taliban activity in central eastern Afghanistan, in the province of Ghazni. The Taliban have attacked police and security force checkpoints throughout the area; some estimates claim up to 14 dead Afghan police officers so far, including a police chief and reserve commander. At least 12 others were wounded. […]
News Roundup: Manhunt on for Pennsylvania cop-killer, Trump vs. LaVar Ball, naked man gets after it on video at gas station
Weapons Free: A manhunt continued on Sunday for the “armed and dangerous” gunman who allegedly shot and killed New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw, authorities said. Rahmael Sal Holt, 29, was identified by Pennsylvania State police as the gunman in Friday night’s shooting, which occurred about 18 miles outside of Pittsburgh. Authorities filed charges of […]
Afghan National Army Looking To Recruit More Women
Afghanistan is looking to increase the number of women in the Afghan army and bring the current percentage of 3-4% up to 10%. This announcement comes after Niloofar Rahmani, their first female pilot, sought asylum in the US in December 2016 due to safety concerns after her story was featured in the press. The article below did not indicate a timeline for the […]
Watch: This is why you assault through an ambush
This video demonstrates the textbook example of why it is standard operating procedure to push or assault through the kill zone of an ambush.
Afghanistan’s Last Chance: On the Front Lines With the Beleaguered Soldiers Battling ISIS
A black flag whips in the early-morning breeze. Planted in the middle of a rocky hill a few hundred yards south of the mud-walled compound where the Afghan commandos have taken shelter, the flag’s message is clear: ISIS is here, waiting. The mission of the commandos of Afghanistan’s First Platoon, First Special Operations Battalion is […]
US and European military advisers work to boost lagging Afghan combat readiness
CAMP SHAHEEN, Afghanistan — Ten days ago, Maj. Kabir Hamidzai was sitting in a Humvee within Taliban firing range, relaying information between an army troop commander and an attack helicopter pilot overhead. A column of Afghan soldiers was moving toward an insurgent position from one side of a hill; a squad of Special Operations forces […]
Can this elite Afghan Army Commando unit save Afghanistan?
Sgt. Jawed Hazara, with an elite Afghan army commando unit, chugged an energy drink, grabbed his M-4 assault rifle and hopped into the driver’s seat of a military pickup truck. The 24-year-old was directing a convoy of commandos on night patrol in the southern outskirts of Kabul. “Now, we do my job,” Hazara said as […]
