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Taliban's Second in Command Captured in Secret Mission
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s top military commander, was captured several days ago in Pakistan according to U.S. government...
Feb 16, 20101 min read
Operation Moshtarak Continues to Force Taliban from Strongholds
Nato and Afghan officials reported that Operation Moshtarak, the largest military coalition attack since the Taliban fell in 2001, has...
Feb 15, 20101 min read
Shoot First Policy Evolves Under Obama
U.S. counterterrorism tactics have shifted towards targeted killings under President Obama, according to the Washington Post. Though the...
Feb 14, 20101 min read
Much Anticipated Marjah Offensive Launches in Southern Afghanistan
Operation Moshtarak launched just before dawn in Southern Afghanistan today, the Wall Street Journal reported. Unlike previous...
Feb 12, 20101 min read
Former Employees Say Blackwater Defrauded Government
Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the US government. The false...
Feb 11, 20102 min read
Ties to Taliban Result in Afghan Arrests
For the second time in less than a week, an Afghan official was arrested for allegedly providing the Taliban with inside information. The...
Feb 8, 20101 min read
India and Pakistan to Resume Talks
India and Pakistan have moved closer to restoring bilateral talks aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute over Kashmir. However, as...
Feb 7, 20102 min read
More Accountability for U.S. Commanders in Afghanistan
In the past few weeks, reprimands have been issued for military commanders in Afghanistan for mistakes on the battlefield. The effort to...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Conflicting Reports of Pakistani Leader's Death
Since the suicide bombing attack on United States Forward Operating Base Chapman last December, in which seven Central Intelligence...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
U.S. Investigation Recommends Punishment for Deaths at Wanat
A U.S. military investigation of an ambush that killed nine soldiers and wounded twenty-seven has recommended that three officers be...
Feb 3, 20102 min read
Strategic Shift to "Kill-Capture Missions" in Afghanistan
The U.S. recently deployed fresh troops to Afghanistan with the mission of aiding Afghanistan in the process of  building effective...
Feb 3, 20101 min read


Somali Islamist Group to Ally with al Qaeda
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab announced that it would ally with al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden in waging an international...
Feb 2, 20102 min read


Pentagon Seeks $192.3 Billion For Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
ISAF Forces in Afghanistan. Via ScrapeTV. The White House announced yesterday a $192.3 billion proposal to finance the wars in Iraq and...
Feb 2, 20102 min read
U.S. Soldiers Killed by Interpreter
Two U.S. soldiers were killed by an interpreter at an outpost in the eastern part of Afghanistan known as the Wardak province. NATO...
Jan 30, 20101 min read
Karzai’s Plan to Court Taliban
In London, Afghan President Hamdi Karzai unveiled his proposal to lure the Taliban leadership away from the insurgency. His strategy goes...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Summit on Plan for Afghanistan Yields a Strategy for Afghan Forces to Take Control Over Five Years
A summit in London has adjourned with a plan for Afghanistan’s future that envisions Afghan forces taking control of some provinces by...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
New German Troop Commitment to NATO Disappoints
In response to President Obama’s revamped Afghan strategy, NATO is struggling to fill its ranks in Afghanistan. To provide the...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
US Delays Plan for More Anti-Taliban Militias
US officials have decided to hold off on a plan to establish more anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan. The project, known as the Local...
Jan 24, 20101 min read
Insurgents and International Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Yesterday, three international soldiers and fourteen insurgents died in combat in the Afghan province of Helmand. Two of the allied...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Taliban Attack Afghan Capital
Kabul was rocked by a coordinated Taliban offensive on Monday. So far 12 people have been killed, including 7 Taliban fighters, and 71...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
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