F-22 Raptor Shows Up in Afghanistan – Blows Up Drug Lab

Did you know the premier aerial combat aircraft in the Air Force inventory can also drop bombs? Well, yes it can! The F-22 Raptor recently joined in on a mission to Afghanistan and took out a Taliban drug lab! The bombing was part of Operation Jagged Edge, a campaign to attack Taliban drug production. Heroin is one […]

Albanian Commandos desert during NATO Exercise

Wales, Great Britain—Four Albanian Commandos have deserted during a NATO exercise. The training exercise was taking place in the Brecon Beacons mountains in Wales. They have been named as Ylber Kotri, Alexander Shkulaku, Klevis Lamkaj, and Reni Ajazi. All four men are veterans of Afghanistan. They were assigned to the Special Operations Battalion (BOS), Albania’s […]

Afghan Special Forces Free Captives in Raid in Helmand Province

Afghan Commandos from the 7th Special Operation Kandak liberated more than 15 people from a Taliban prison in Now Zad village, Now Zad district, Helmand province. The nighttime raid also led to the detention of several Taliban and the removal of IED making materials. The Afghan SF also had support from NATO during the raid. […]

ICC Wants to Investigate US Military, CIA for War Crimes

United States forces are being investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague as prosecutors there believe that there are sufficient grounds to believe that the US committed war crimes in Afghanistan in 2003-2004. Prosecutors believe there was a “reasonable basis” that U.S. forces had tortured prisoners in Afghanistan and at Central Intelligence […]

Kabul Investigating Taliban Use of Russian-made Night Vision Goggles

Defense officials in the Afghan government have admitted this week that Taliban militants have obtained night-vision equipment but would not confirm suspicions that the Russians are furnishing the Taliban with the equipment. The officials said that an investigation is continuing on the matter of the potential game-changer of high-tech equipment being introduced to Taliban forces […]

UK Special Forces dog receives Victoria Cross equivalent

London, England—A former SBS military working dog will receive the PSDA Dickin Medal, the Victoria Cross equivalent for animals. Mali, a Belgian Malinois, aged eight and now attached to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RACV), will be the 69th recipient of the medal. He’s been awarded the medal for his actions on 15 April 2012, […]

US Forces told to ignore child sex abuse by Afghan Forces

American servicemembers who witnessed or were concerned about the sexual abuse of children by Afghan military and police forces in Afghanistan, including so called “boy play,” were told to turn a blind eye to the “custom” and that it was not a priority for the U.S. military there, according to a new U.S. government report. […]

West Point Grad Esper Confirmed as New Army Secretary

The US Army finally has a new Secretary. Dr. Mark T. Esper was confirmed by a vote in the Senate, 89-6, to become the 23rd secretary of the Army on Wednesday. Esper was nominated by President Trump back in July to take over the Secretary’s job. Esper testified before Congress two weeks ago and laid […]

Suicide bomber strikes Kabul political gathering, killing at least 12

A suicide bomber detonated a blast Thursday near a political gathering of supporters for one of Afghanistan’s most powerful factional leaders, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack in Afghanistan’s capital. The Islamic State claimed responsibility in a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency, but the group often asserts links to attacks […]

Taliban “Special Forces” Another Issue Coalition Forces Must Deal With

The Taliban has been touting their “Special Forces” unit for quite some time, however with recent attacks on Afghan government police and conventional military units, they’ve been pushed to the forefront in the news. Reports of the Taliban using night vision equipment and laser aiming devices have the Afghans worrying. On November 13, Taliban units […]

UK to end ISIS bombing campaign

London, England—The Royal Air Force’s campaign against ISIS is coming to an end. Operation Shader, which began in 2014, is set to conclude next year, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). First to depart will be the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon jets and GR4 Tornado fighter-bombers. RAF manned and unmanned planes have conducted around 1600 […]

The US Military Now Has Over 15,000 Troops in Afghanistan

Since the announcement in August that the Trump Administration has committed to Afghanistan, the U.S. military’s numbers there continue to grow. There could soon be 16,000 troops in the country as the Army is gearing up to deploy hundreds of Army trainers there early in 2018. In his August speech, President Donald Trump said that […]