The End of an Era Has Come: US Leaves Bagram Air Base
At its peak, the Bagram Air Base was the hub of all U.S. activity in Afghanistan and a bastion of stability. Now it faces abandonment.
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At its peak, the Bagram Air Base was the hub of all U.S. activity in Afghanistan and a bastion of stability. Now it faces abandonment.
Considered by many the architect behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Donald Rumsfeld and his legacy will continue to divide.
Smart people have been pointing out the red flags for years. So it’s no surprise to me that Afghanistan is crumbling down around us.
“Thank you for who you are; for being our examples; for your service to the nation; for your dedication to our mission,” LTG Slife said.
The Afghan interpreters and their families, who stood by the U.S. for a decades, will be evacuated ahed of the Western withdrawal.
Nature is a great and indifferent beast — it doesn’t care if you live or die. And we live in her house.
Selection for these modern-day Vikings lasts 18 months and is highly competitive. The attrition rate for the Jaeger Corps is 90 percent.
The training for the Afghan security forces, especially their Special Forces units, has been a key component of the NATO mission.
Is the Pentagon really focusing its resources on China and away from Afghanistan, as its leadership claims?
Fearing that Ghani’s government will collapse shortly after America withdraws 18,000 Afghan partners await permission to travel to the U.S.
Facing an absence of regional allies, the U.S. will struggle to find a country to host its troops after the Afghanistan withdrawal.
America’s NATO allies are concerned over the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan fearing that their troops will be left hanging.