Afghanistan

Green Beret and MMA fighter Tim Kennedy was driven to join the Special Forces after the terror attacks of 9/11.

WASHINGTON — The Afghan Taliban announced Tuesday the start of a new fighting season against the U.S.-backed government as the White House weighs future troop levels for the war-torn country. In an email to the media, the Taliban warned it would launch “large scale attacks” but would attempt to avoid civilian casualties, according to the Associated Press. The […]

It might just be a crackle and a hiss but to many in eastern Afghanistan, it’s a sign that ISIS is back. ISIS FM was for months how the militants reached out to local Afghans. But then the United States bombed it, as part of a broader campaign to dismantle ISIS, and the radio broadcast […]

Hamidullah takes a moment to consider his surroundings after asking a young man to fetch him some drinking water. “Oh, what clean water we had in Kunduz,” the 35-year-old said of his hometown, which lies near the Tajik border. “What clean air.” “Here, everything is so polluted. We are surrounded by rubbish,” he said. “Look at how […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the intended target of rocket strikes in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, the Taliban said in a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks. The attacks in Kabul on Saturday night came within an hour after Kerry had departed Afghanistan, following a visit aimed at defusing a political crisis in the […]

British soldiers request danger close air support while engaging Taliban forces in Afghanistan. America responds to the call of our allies with the A-10. Pass after pass, the A-10 delivers multiple strikes on Taliban targets, effectively eliminating all threats in the area. The British forces on the ground think it’s over after the first strike […]

When the Taliban are in a near-hide and waiting to ambush your element as you’re taking a midnight stroll through scenic Afghanistan; a helpful eye in the sky can make all the difference in the world.  This AH-64 Apache, attack helicopter pilot is that infrared-enhanced helpful eye in the sky and truly encapsulates air-ground collaboration. […]

As a police officer in western Afghanistan, Hakem enjoyed a steady if meager paycheck. He had five children to support, and when his three-year police contract expired, he went looking for a more lucrative job.  He found the closest thing to a growth industry in Afghanistan: human smuggling. Image courtesy of wfaa.com Read more at […]

Thousands of U.S. military personnel who served on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan recall the dense black smoke from burn pits where everything from IEDs to human waste was incinerated. Now many have died, and more are gravely ill. Those battling a grim menu of cancers, as well as their loved ones and advocates,  trace […]

Read LTG Kearney’s words to see how he falsely condemned seven MARSOC Marines in the media years ago, and continues to do so on the lecture circuit.

A gag order, meant to prevent media coverage of a controversial case involving Green Berets and an Afghan police commander, was recently imposed.

Wahdat worked as an interpreter for the US military in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2014, beginning the job when he was 17. Now unemployed, he lives in hiding in Kabul, fearful of the Taliban, who have threatened his life multiple times because he worked with American forces. He applied for a special visa for Afghan […]