Afghanistan

A year after the Taliban took over the capital city of Kabul, Afghan women remain struggling to maintain their rights.

A US Republican lawmaker warns that former Afghan security personnel left in Afghanistan could be recruited by US enemies.

Lieutenant Colonel Elton Johnson, US Army Retired, reflects on a year of frustration dealing with the State Department and the US government trying to assist Afghan allies still trapped in Kabul a year after the political disaster of US forces leaving the country.

For the sake of argument, let’s suppose that Zawahiri is dead. The world is a better place without him. If that is the case, what was he doing living in downtown Kabul, a city of almost four and a half million people?

What would you do if you were taken captive after you lent a hand to benefit other people? This is the story of Mark Frerichs: an abducted American pleading for his release as a victim of decades-long insurgency operations crewed by terrorist organizations. He is entering his second year of confinement by the Taliban– and […]

I never knew the men who died on June 28th, 2005 as part of Operation Red Wings, but their loss still moved me greatly. At the time, it was the greatest one-day loss of life in the special operations community. It’s hard to fathom that was 17 years ago today.

Eight US Army Special Forces (SF) soldiers have been issued memoranda of reprimand in the 2018 death of an Afghan commando who perpetrated a Green on Blue attack which resulted in the death of a Coalition soldier.

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aiming to divide Afghanistan’s $7 billion frozen assets for victims of terrorist attacks and humanitarian aid for starving Afghans.

A pregnant Al Jazeera journalist has been offered refuge by the Taliban after she was denied re-entry to her home country, New Zealand.

The U.S. will be sending $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, but will it be able to get this aid past the Taliban which would see these resources as useful in consolidating its own hold over the country?

The new year always brings the promise of new things being just on the horizon. The world is a volatile place today, with shifting economies, the continued presence of Islamist terrorism around the world, and the Great Game of competition between nations seeking diplomatic, strategic, and economic advantages around the globe. Everyone is a prognosticator […]

Many people will either be hosting or heading out to holiday parties and get-togethers to celebrate Christmas and the upcoming New Year. Others will take the time to rest and recharge their batteries and spend some quiet time at home.  If you are one of the latter and want to spend some quiet time reading […]