Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military, since President Obama declared that American troops had ceased their combat mission at the end of 2014, has only been able to attack the Taliban from a defensive position, the top commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan told lawmakers. “I have the authority to protect our coalition […]

A 10-year-old Afghan boy who was declared a hero after fighting the Taliban has been shot dead by terror thugs while he walked to school.

This footage shows Marines in heavy combat as part of Operation Western Storm in 2011.

In light of Obama’s end to formal American combat operations in 2014, the Taliban is stronger than ever in Afghanistan.

Editor’s Note: To a man (or woman), our friends in tactical aviation don’t for an instant consider themselves heroes. They understand their mission is to support combat operations on the ground, and while the threat they face in the air is no less lethal or dangerous, the reverence of these pilots is always directed at the […]

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two wounded American soldiers and the body of a third have been evacuated from a battlefield in southern Afghanistan after hours of clashes, a U.S. military official said Wednesday. “All casualties have been evacuated” following fighting the day before near the city of Marjah, in the southern Helmand province, U.S. Army Col. […]

Nick Irving, a longtime Loadout Room and SOFREP contributor, is a former Ranger sniper who served in the 3rd Ranger Battalion. His 2015 autobiography, “The Reaper,” is set to be turned into an NBC miniseries.

Now we’re talking. As many combat veterans can reluctantly recall, rules of engagement are not always our friend. In fact, in many cases they caused us to grit our teeth as we had to watch the enemy drive on by, or as a suspected bomb maker was allowed to disappear into a crowded street. Troops […]

Few outside of close circles in the military are aware of the hidden strategic value of U.S. troops being in South Korea.

The impact of SEAL Commander Job W. Price’s death has already been felt in the SEAL community. Less than a year after his death this site received an anonymous tip that suggested potential foul play, this does not look like the case now. An in depth report by the New York Times appears to put to […]

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has reopened its investigation into allegations that Navy SEALs and Afghan police militiamen beat several detainees, including one who died, at an isolated outpost in Afghanistan in 2012, agency officials said Thursday.  The agency’s action came after revelations in an article in The New York Times last month about new […]

Within the guide’s pages, one sees an evolution in the tactics, techniques, and procedures commonly deployed by terrorist organizations similar to ISIS.