Afghan security worse in second part of 2015: Pentagon
The overall security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and ...
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America’s 14 years in the Afghan quagmire
WASHINGTON: America's longest war began in Afghanistan 14 years ago, sucking in hundreds of thousands of troops and costing Washington ...
US to Scrap Afghanistan Drawdown Plan
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year's end, ...
From AK47s to drones, Afghans ‘war rugs’ reflect bloody decades
More than three decades of war have damaged Afghanistan's once-thriving carpet industry, but weavers are tapping into the bloody past ...
Afghan, Pakistani military leaders coordinate border security
Leaders from the 201st and 203rd Afghan National Army Corps, Afghan Border Police zones 301 and 402, the 11th Pakistan ...
US Efforts to Stand-up Afghan Air Force Still Falling Down
Recently, POGO reported on the failed attempt to provide C-27A Spartan aircraft to the Afghans in order to fulfill their ...
New Afghan War Plan Announced, But How Much Will It Cost?
President Barack Obama recently announced that, following the end of major combat operations in Afghanistan this year, the United States ...
Britain Closes Final Forward Base In Afghanistan
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited Afghanistan to mark the latest milestone in the drawdown of UK forces. Mr Hammond ...
10th Mountain Division Soldiers teach Afghan mortarmen 60mm mortar system
It may be small, but a 60mm mortar round has a blast radius of over 20 meters and can be ...
NATO envisions Afghan mission change to train, advise, assist
At the end of 2014, the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan is scheduled to end, and a new ...
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