80 dead and 207 wounded from Islamic State attack on protest in Kabul

ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan that has killed at least 80 and wounded 207 people. A suicide bomber detonated a device during a Hazaras protest. The group was protesting because they wanted the location of a main electric power line to be moved to include their province. According to AP, a spokesman for Afghan President Ashram Ghani […]

Afghan officials report Taliban attacks, uptick in violence

The Taliban launched multiple attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday, including on a strategic tunnel in the Hindu Kush mountains that links the capital, Kabul, with the country’s north and south, officials said. The attacks marked what may be the first uptick in violence since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended in early July. Violence […]

Afghan officials report Taliban attacks, uptick in violence

The Taliban launched multiple attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday, including on a strategic tunnel in the Hindu Kush mountains that links the capital, Kabul, with the country’s north and south, officials said. The attacks marked what may be the first uptick in violence since the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended in early July. Violence […]

Commander: US support of Afghans could be game-changer

President Barack Obama’s decision to allow more aggressive U.S. military action in support of Afghan combat operations against the Taliban could have a game-changing effect on the long war, Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Saturday. After prohibiting U.S. forces from targeting the Taliban except in limited circumstances beginning in 2015, […]

Troop reductions no impact on mission against ‘resurgent’ Taliban, US general says

Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, arrived in Kabul Friday to meet with his commanders to discuss a “resurgent” Taliban two days after President Obama announced he would keep thousands of additional troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in January, reversing a previous decision. “We see close ties between the Taliban, Al […]

Obama announces more U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan than previously said

President Obama announced Wednesday that he will keep roughly 3,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than previously announced – prolonging America’s role in a war that already has lasted more than a decade. Obama said he will leave around 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in January. “The Taliban remains a threat,” […]

Special Operations Forces – Afghanistan

U.S. SOF is also heavily involved in the advisory effort for the Afghan Local Police (ALP) – a village-focused security program sponsored by the Afghan Ministry of Interior.