Camp David talks: What’s next for Afghanistan?

With all the turmoil going on in DC, the Russian investigation, the White House staffing musical chairs and the ever-looming threat from Pyongyang, the continuing war in Afghanistan has found little focus. On Friday, President Trump met with his National Security team and Vice President Pence at Camp David to discuss the future of the […]

Trump to Address Troops, Announce Administration’s Plan for Afghanistan

President Donald Trump’s administration has completed plans on the nation’s plan for the ongoing war in Afghanistan and will announce his strategy on national television tonight at 9 p.m. His idea is to address the troops live at Ft. Myer, VA in Arlington just across the river from Washington, DC. Trump held a conference on […]

James Mattis: President Trump reaches decision on new Afghanistan strategy

American Defense Secretary James Mattis announced on Sunday that President Trump has come to a decision regarding the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan.  According to Mattis, the president went through a “sufficiently rigorous” review process before deciding the future of America’s military investment in the embattled nation. Mattis did not, however, reveal the details of […]

Trump makes no decision on Afghanistan strategy

U.S. President Donald Trump reviewed an array of options for a strategy on Afghanistan with his top national security aides, but made no decision on whether he would commit more troops to America’s longest war. Friday’s meeting was the latest in a series of high-level discussions on Afghanistan and a broader security strategy for the […]

Green Beret From 19th Special Forces Group Killed in Afghanistan

One American Special Forces soldier was killed and 11 others wounded during a battle with Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan according to US military sources. SSG Aaron Butler was killed and his teammates injured as he was clearing a building when a booby trap exploded, killing him and injuring several of his teammates according […]

A US soldier was just killed battling ISIS in Afghanistan

The U.S. military says one soldier died and an unspecified number of American and Afghan soldiers were wounded in a combat operation against the Islamic State affiliate in eastern Afghanistan. The name of the soldier who died of wounds Wednesday was withheld pending notification of family members. The wounded soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment. […]

Op-Ed: When Espionage Pays, Chelsea Manning Steps Out for Vogue

Vogue Magazine recently did a feature including a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz on Chelsea Manning, who they’re touting as a hero. “Chelsea Manning Changed the Course of History. Now She’s Focusing on Herself” and it is eye-opening and would be comical if it weren’t so serious. Hero? Hardly, she’s fortunate she’s not still in […]

The Taliban has taken control of district in northern northern Afghanistan

Afghan official says that Taliban insurgents have seized control of a district headquarters in northern Faryab province. Nasratullah Jamshidi, an army corps spokesman for the northern region, said Sunday that Afghan security forces withdrew from the Ghormach district to avoid civilian casualties and confirmed that the Taliban has seized control of the district.   Read […]

Years after acid attack, an Afghan story of survival takes a dark turn

 Mumtaz’s new baby still has no name. Mumtaz is a 23-year-old woman from the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, the victim of an acid attack when she was 18, whose tormentors were jailed. It was a rare legal victory in the struggle for women’s rights in Afghanistan, hailed at the time as proof that justice […]

U.S. military denies air strike killed Afghan civilians

The U.S. military denied reports on Friday that an air strike in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar had killed as many as 16 civilians, saying the operation had killed only militant fighters. Read the whole story from Reuters. Featured image courtesy of YouTube.

Russia appears to be winning the hearts and minds of Afghanistan better than the US

The US and Russia have at least one thing in common: They’ve both fought protracted wars in Afghanistan without positive results. While the US still seeks a military victory in Afghanistan, Russia pulled out nearly three decades ago and has since sought a non-military way to influence the war-torn country — and it appears to […]

John McCain announces his own Afghanistan strategy, hopes to add it to NDAA

Senator John McCain has been extremely critical of President Trump’s lack of progress toward a new strategy for U.S. involvement in the ongoing fight against Islamist extremists in Afghanistan, and on Thursday, the Senator released one of his own. “Nearly seven months into President Trump’s administration, we’ve had no strategy at all as conditions on […]