The Pic of the Day: Security forces run from suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan

The Pic of the Day: Security forces run from suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan

Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after a second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018. A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning. Monday marked the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, according to Reporters Without Borders, also known by […]

Analysis: US air support takes out over 220 Taliban fighters

Analysis: US air support takes out over 220 Taliban fighters

The United States Air Force and Army air support have been busy this week. Ghazni has seen fierce fighting, as the Taliban have been pushing to take the city — to no avail. Fighters from the U.S. Air Force and Army Apache gunships have killed over 220 Taliban fighters in the area since Aug. 10, […]

Analysis: At least 48 killed in suicide attack in Kabul, likely the Islamic State

Analysis: At least 48 killed in suicide attack in Kabul, likely the Islamic State

An explosion ripped through an education center in Kabul, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive strapped to their person, killing at least 48 and wounding approximately 67 — these numbers are still coming in and will likely change as more details become apparent. The mass majority of the victims, who were civilians, were young […]

The crumbling skeleton of the Islamic State rattles on for now

The crumbling skeleton of the Islamic State rattles on for now

It has been estimated that there are 20,000 to 30,000 Islamic State militants still in Syria and Iraq, according to the U.N.’s latest report. The group is standing on the brink of collapse as their strongholds have been lost and the influx of recruits has almost dwindled to nothing. The U.N. report estimated that in […]

Major Global Conflicts Weekly Update: Coming Siege of Idlib, Merkel to meet with Putin, Taliban fights for Ghanzi, Mexico Murder Rate Rises

Major Global Conflicts Weekly Update: Coming Siege of Idlib, Merkel to meet with Putin, Taliban fights for Ghanzi, Mexico Murder Rate Rises

Syrian Conflict The Syrian War started in 2011 as an uprising and protests against the government of Syria led by Bashar al-Assad. Originally, the rebel forces were known as the Free Syrian Army but later splintered into several different groups, one of which is ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). The conflict is complex, […]

Analysis: 14 dead in attempted Taliban city assault

Analysis: 14 dead in attempted Taliban city assault

The Taliban conducted an all-out assault on Ghazni, the capital of the Ghazni province on Friday. Though the attack failed, they killed at least 14 Afghan police officers in the process, wounding another 20. They hit the city from several points of ingress, attempting to overrun it and expel U.S.-backed forces from the city. The […]

In pictures: Everyday Afghanistan

In pictures: Everyday Afghanistan

The internet is an incredible tool, and it gives us the ability to see things happening on the other side of the planet. That can mean text from those who are there on the ground, pictures, or even video — these things are often anything but entertaining, but they give us an idea as to […]

Three Czech service members killed in suicide bombing

Three Czech service members killed in suicide bombing

Three Czech soldiers were killed on Sunday, Aug. 5, by a suicide bomber in Charikar, Afghanistan, and their names were Staff. Sgt. Martin Marcin, Cpl. Kamil Benes and Cpl. Patrik Stepanek. They were conducting a foot patrol when the bomber struck, and a U.S. soldier and two Afghan soldiers were also wounded in the attack. […]

Afghanistan: Gunmen storm mosque and carry out suicide attack, at least 29 dead

Afghanistan: Gunmen storm mosque and carry out suicide attack, at least 29 dead

A Shiite mosque was attacked on Friday, and so far 29 people have been reported killed. Over 80 people have been estimated to have been wounded in the attacks. Gunmen dressed in burqas were able to reach the mosque and then open fire. They then detonated explosives strapped to their persons, ending the assault with […]

Analysis: Foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul, Afghanistan

Analysis: Foreigners kidnapped and killed in Kabul, Afghanistan

Three men were kidnapped and shot dead in a car on Thursday, in Kabul, Afghanistan. They were Indian, Macedonian and Malaysian, and Afghan authorities have stated that they worked for Sodexo, a French food services and facilities management company — one of the largest multinational corporations in the world. The men were en route to […]

Major Global Conflicts, Weekly Update: Peace talks and rebuilding Syria, informal talks with Taliban, Putin invites Trump to Moscow, government shutdown over border wall

Major Global Conflicts, Weekly Update: Peace talks and rebuilding Syria, informal talks with Taliban, Putin invites Trump to Moscow, government shutdown over border wall

Syrian Conflict The Syrian War started in 2011 as an uprising and protests against the government of Syria led by Bashar al-Assad. Originally, the rebel forces were known as the Free Syrian Army but later splintered into several different groups, one of which is ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). The conflict is complex, […]