What would happen if the United States totally disengaged from Afghanistan?

The United States’ longest war doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. Sixteen years have passed. Nearly 2,400 U.S. troops have died. More than $700 billion has been spent. But talk of “winning” is scarce. The goal now seems more akin to “not losing.” A resurgent Taliban now controls 40 percent of the country’s […]

Videos Point to Russia Arming the Taliban in Afghanistan

The United States has been claiming for months that the Russians, once bitter enemies of the Taliban, have been arming them attempting to undermine US efforts in the war-torn country. Now videos are surfacing that give rise to those accusations by the US. The Russians have flatly denied the allegation as “utterly false” and claim […]

Videos Point to Russia Arming the Taliban in Afghanistan

The United States has been claiming for months that the Russians, once bitter enemies of the Taliban, have been arming them attempting to undermine US efforts in the war-torn country. Now videos are surfacing that give rise to those accusations by the US. The Russians have flatly denied the allegation as “utterly false” and claim […]

Russian Ally Kyrgyzstan Received Missile Threats to Close US Base

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev said Monday that his nation was threatened with missile attacks by a foreign power if he didn’t close an air base that the US had in Kyrgyzstan territory. “I will not hide that some countries warned us that they are ready, should it be the case that it is necessary, to conduct […]

Australian SOF: war crimes accusations or cheap shots?

Australia’s Special Forces Deserve Respect – Not Cheap Shots Deane-Peter Baker Following claims by the ABC that their so-called ‘Afghan Files’ (hundreds of pages of leaked ADF documents) reveal ‘poor behaviour’, ‘deep divisions’, and even alleged war crimes among Australia’s special forces soldiers, it seems that pundits are lining up to put the boot in. Blogger […]

A much-feared Taliban offshoot returns from the dead

When a fake sewage tanker truck carrying 3,000 pounds of explosives managed to reach a high-security district of Kabul on May 31, then detonated in an explosion that left 150 people dead and 400 wounded, no insurgent or terrorist group asserted responsibility. But immediately, the rumors began to spread. The Haqqanis. It had to be […]

Pentagon spokesman provides update on Afghanistan after ISIS-K leader killed

Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, took part in a press conference in Washington D.C. on Monday, in which he addressed the ongoing fight against Islamist Extremists in Afghanistan, particularly since the death of Abu Sayed, emir of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria affiliate known as ISIS-Khorasan, on July 14th. The U.S. air […]

Importance of intelligence operations in special operations missions

The attacks of 9/11 which seem so long ago caught the United States by surprise. There were some warning signs that were missed by our intelligence and law enforcement agencies but pointing the finger isn’t the purpose here. The last 16 years has our forces fighting a different kind of war, with a different set […]

Ranger Leroy Petry Awarded the Medal of Honor July 12, 2011

On this date, July 12, 2011, SFC Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in a White House ceremony attended by his family and those of his fellow soldiers. Petry was assigned to the 2nd Bn. 75th Ranger Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Petry’s actions took place on […]

Ranger Leroy Petry Awarded the Medal of Honor July 12, 2011

On this date, July 12, 2011, SFC Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in a White House ceremony attended by his family and those of his fellow soldiers. Petry was assigned to the 2nd Bn. 75th Ranger Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Petry’s actions took place on […]

US Soldier in Hawaii Caught Passing Classified Data, Drone to ISIS

A senior NCO stationed in the US Army’s Schofield Barracks in Hawaii was arrested this weekend after allegedly attempting to provide military documents and a drone to the ISIS terrorist group. The soldier, an Air Traffic Controller, Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, 34, was arrested late Saturday night by an FBI SWAT team at the […]