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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.
Documentary depicting and highlighting the 100th Fighter Squadron during their 2014 deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 100th FS is a unit of the Alabama Air National Guard 187th Fighter Wing located at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. The 100th FS traces it’s legacy to one of the Tuskegee Airman Squadrons of WWII. Includes […]
The “Noble Savage” character is an idea about a distant culture or group of people (often used in works of fiction) that are uncorrupted by the evils of society. It’s usually an oversimplification of an indigenous people who are in touch with nature, and, while misunderstood by the industrial powers at large, they are innately […]
SOFREP is proud to present its guest author, Zachary Mayne, veteran of 3rd Ranger Battalion. Welcome, Zachary! Five weeks after being wounded by a burst of high-explosive rounds in combat, I was hooking up my static line for a daylight, Hollywood jump over Fryar DZ. My wounds had healed quickly, it seemed. The sight had […]
In World War I, families who had one of their own serving in the military often hung a banner or flag outside with a blue star to symbolize their loved one. If that loved one were killed, the blue star would be turned to a gold one. I can imagine that in a war like […]
Russia’s Ambassador to Pakistan had strong words against the rise of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, stating that the terror group is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its destructive caliphate in the region. The “international wing of Daesh” is spearheading the effort of terrorists spilling […]
Now that the Islamic State has been eliminated in its conventional form and the cities of Raqqa, Syria and Mosul, Iraq have been liberated from their control, the United States Military has begun decreasing their presence on the ground. The Iraqi government officially declared victory over the Islamic State in December and has confirmed the […]
Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones Jr. (NC-3) applauded the United States Marine Corps for publicly exonerating the members of Marine Special Operations Company Foxtrot who were wrongfully accused of murdering innocent civilians in the Bati Kot district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province in March of 2007. That narrative was spread throughout the media as a result […]
As the war without end in Afghanistan continues after more than 16 years since the U.S. entered to throw out the Taliban, government officials admit that the Taliban is continuing to strengthen and gain territory. With the Taliban and the Haqqani groups basically as one, that is a major reason for the increase in what […]
A suicide bomber disguised as an ambulance, rocked a hospital area in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed over 100 people on Sunday, the Afghan interior ministry said. The Taliban claimed credit for the bombing. Kabul residents are grieving and the government has declared a day of mourning after the suicide bomb attack on Saturday in the city centre, which also […]
The 3rd SFG at Ft. Bragg was honoring the memory of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller with a memorial 5K run this weekend, and as they said, it wasn’t a race but a time to reflect and remember a man who gave it all for his comrades. On Jan. 25, 2008, Miller sacrificed his own […]
The siege on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul lasted 13 hours, and since then the information flooding in has constantly been updating. The numbers of dead range from 22 to 30, of multiple nationalities. Now reports are saying that Americans are counted among the dead, however the state department has yet to release the names […]
ISIS militants conducted an attack on the Save the Children’s Jalalabad office on Wednesday morning. ISIS’ Afghan chapter, known as ISIS-K, has managed to hold onto territory and conduct a number of deadly attacks in Afghanistan despite large battlefield and territorial losses. ISIS-K benefits from Afghanistan’sAfghanistan’sAfghanistan’s rough terrain, a steady stream of recruits from neighboring […]
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