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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by NATO and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in an effort to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power.
Editor’s note: What a better way to celebrate the Military Appreciation Month than with some “Why I Joined” stories? I was skipping class the morning of September 11th. It was three days after my 17th birthday and I was a cocksure senior with a buddy who had a car. I was making my way to […]
The weekend is right around the corner. Relax and have some fun. Don’t worry, the imminent destruction of our civilized world by World War 3/The Pandemic/Aliens will be still there on Monday. Afghan men rest on the back of their wheelbarrows in a Kabul, Afghanistan, intersection on April 29, 2020.
General Scott Miller, the commanding officer of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and former Delta Force operator, and Afghan Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid meet with Coalition & Afghan National Security Forces leaders in northern Afghanistan to discuss security operations, including the ongoing levels of Taliban violence.
Pat Tillman left a promising carrier in the NFL to join the elite 75th Ranger Regiment and fight those who had attacked America on 9/11. As a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, he participated in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and also deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. It was during that […]
The following video depicts a Special Forces team getting ambushed by insurgents in Afghanistan. The buzzing sound that can be heard in the background is none other than M134 Miniguns laying down some hate. The video was shot from the helmet camera of Zack Hughes, a former Special Forces operator and Chief Operating Officer of […]
The Taliban are accusing the Americans of breaking the peace agreement struck between the two sides at the end of February by continuing to bomb Taliban targets. The two sides met to discuss how to resolve the situation. The meetings took place in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office. The Taliban’s chief […]
Eight Special Operations Airmen were recognized for their valor during a deployment in Afghanistan as part of a 75th Ranger Regiment task force. The Air Commandos came from the 17th Special Tactics Squadron. In conjunction with the Rangers and other American and Coalition units, they completed 129 direct action raids and 153 kinetic strikes. The […]
On April 9, 1987, the Army Chief of Staff established a separate branch for SF officers (18A). Previously, in June 1983, the military had authorized a Special Forces tab for SF troops to be worn on the left shoulder. Then, on October 1, 1984, the Army established a separate career management field (CMF 18) for […]
The U.S. and the coalition forces are slated to withdraw from Afghanistan within 13 months if the Taliban meet certain requirements of the peace deal reached between them and the U.S. Right now, the biggest sticking point to the implementation of the peace deal is the release of the Taliban fighters that are locked up […]
As U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from Afghanistan after 19 years of warfare, it looks like U.S. Special Operations units are going to be the last bastion of defense in the country. The agreement between the U.S and the Taliban stipulates that American troops are to be gradually withdrawn from the country within a 14-monthly […]
The Taliban have accused the United States of violating the peace deal, saying that the U.S. has used drones to attack civilians while calling out the Afghan government for failing to release the 5,000 Taliban prisoners languishing in prisons. They say that the peace deal is in danger of breaking. The deal was hoped would […]
The Afghan government announced that its security forces arrested the leader of the Islamic State in Afghanistan in an operation. Abdullah Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, was captured by operators from Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghani intelligence service and a rough equivalent of the CIA but with greater emphasis on domestic duties. […]
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