List of Afghanistan articles
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‘The President is Aware’
The Pentagon is sending in more troops to Syria and Afghanistan. And, apparently, the president has been made “aware.” Is that it?
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MIAN POSHTEH, AFGHANISTAN- JULY 14: U.S. Marine Sergeant Nathan Harris from Yadkinville, North Carolina (C) with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. speaks to an Afghan man through a Marine interpreter (L) after seeing suspicious activity near their base on July 14, 2009 in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan . The Marines are part of Operation Khanjari which was launched to take areas in the Southern Helmand Province that Taliban fighters are using as a resupply route and to help the local Afghan population prepare for the upcoming presidential elections. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Special Visas for Afghan Interpreters Are Running Out
Lawmakers, advocates worry Washington is sending a terrible signal to friends.
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To go with Afghanistan-unrest-US-military-veterans-health,FOCUS by Daniel De Luce This photo taken on May 28, 2014 shows US soldiers lining up as they wait to bid farewell to wounded veterans during 'Operation Proper Exit' at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar Province. Washington is winding down its 32,000 troop deployment in Afghanistan after nearly 13 years of war, with President Barack Obama announcing this week that all US forces will leave by the end of 2016. While an end is now in sight for America's longest war, many of the more than 19,000 Americans wounded in Afghanistan will be coping with injuries for years to come. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) More U.S. Troops Bound for Afghanistan, As Marines, Commandos, Arrive In Syria
The ‘Forever War’ gets a new lease on life under the Trump administration, but the White House has yet to set out a strategy.
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A US airman (C) stands near F-15C fighter planes on the tarmac as part of the combat search and rescue exercise "Cope Taufan" in Butterworth, some 330 kilometres northwest of Kuala Lumpur on June 15, 2014. The US Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force participated in exercise Cope Taufan 14 to improve combined readiness and cooperation between the two countries. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Ramped-Up Bombing in Yemen Signals More Aggressive Use of Military
Air raids in Yemen reflect broader trend as new administration opts for more military action against Islamist militants.
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afghan crop ISIS Fighters Disguised As Doctors Attack Kabul Hospital, Kill Dozens
A top U.S. military commander called the attack 'an unspeakable crime.'
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150813-N-XX139-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward shares operational counter-terrorism experiences with 15 officers attending Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's (NAVSCIATTS) Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course. During this course, the officers receive training on the strategic theory of standing-up, manning, training, equipping, resourcing, employing and sustaining a "Combating Terrorism" unit. NAVSCIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse operating under the U.S. Special Operations Command, and trains and educates foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Glenn Sircy/Released) A Mattis Protege Poised to Take the Helm of Trump’s NSC
Robert Harward is a former Navy SEAL who could bolster the defense secretary’s influence at the expense of Trump’s consigliere Bannon.
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1000w_q95 After action: Some thoughts about friends inspired in part by the Yemen raid and the reactions to it in political Washington
Was the raid a success? I don’t know. Was my war?
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In this photograph taken on October 9, 2016, Afghan National Army commandos take position during a military operation in Helmand province. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. General Wants More Troops, More Time, in Afghanistan
America’s longest war still has no end in sight, and Russia is redoubling help for the Taliban.
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afghan-crop Scathing Government Watchdog Report Details Bleak Outlook on Afghanistan
A warning to President Trump not to mismanage Afghanistan.
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drone-crop Afghan Insurgents Use Drones in Fight Against U.S.
Something that’s already happening on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria.
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07 Two cheers for NATO
As a citizen of the West, I know why NATO exists: It was created after World War II to prevent another round of war in Europe. And it has worked for seven decades. It was a good idea, and remains so.
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To go with Afghanistan-unrest-US-Bagram,FEATURE by Emmanuel PARISSE In this photograph taken on November 1, 2014, a US soldier carries wooden boards out of a structure during ongoing demolition work at Bagram Air Base, some 50 kms north of Kabul. First they remove the power supply, then they tear out fixtures by hand, before a mechanical digger destroys the roof in a cloud of dust -- the US military is ending its war in Afghanistan and the wrecking crews are busy. AFP PHOTO/Wakil KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Hiring Freeze Could Hurt U.S. in Afghanistan, Raise Costs
U.S. commanders in Kabul fear the freeze will create a manpower crisis
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<> on October 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pakistan Is the Crisis Flying Under the Radar
Why the Trump administration needs a plan for Pakistan, now.
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us_soldiers_on_horseback_2001_afghanistan A melancholy look back at SF teams in the first phase of our war in Afghanistan
Over the weekend I watched Legion of Brothers, a CNN-sponsored documentary about some of the first American troops to go into Afghanistan late in 2001.
