Hundreds Killed by Heavy Fighting in Afghanistan
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Afghan Defense Ministry spins casualties as result of 'crackdowns'
Yesterday marked the 17th year of what they called "Operation Enduring Freedom," the invasion of Afghanistan. But the longest war in US history has not produced freedom. It has only been enduring. It's a slow-motion lost cause, but Washington keeps p
In his latest comments to reporters, US Central Commander Gen. Joseph Votel confirmed that the Afghan military and police and facing increasingly high numbers of battlefield casualties, following what he termed a "difficult and bloody summer."
The former founder and CEO of Blackwater says he needs just six months and roughly 3,600 men to make the Afghan War look far different from the shitshow it is now.
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Justification for the US war in Afghanistan is no small matter. It is the moral basis for killing of over 100,000 Afghans plus the death of over 2,000 America soldiers. The basis for this war was an official document that was classified as secret but
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Afghan security chiefs defy parliament, refuse to brief them on situation
"It is time for this war in Afghanistan to end," said Gen. John Nicholson in Kabul on his retirement Sunday after a fourth tour of duty and 31 months as commander of U.S. and NATO forces.
How did the war in Afghanistan start? And how did NATO become involved in this conflict? These details are never discussed because they have for nearly two decades been hidden behind a shroud of secrecy. But now, after nearly two decades of lies, the
How did the war in Afghanistan start? And how did NATO become involved in this conflict? These details are never discussed because they have for nearly two decades been hidden behind a shroud of secrecy. But now, after nearly two decades of lies, the
China is helping Afghanistan to set up a mountain brigade in Afghanistan to boost counterterrorism efforts.
After 17 bloody years, the longest war in US history continues without relent or purpose in Afghanistan.
For a few years the Taliban went quiet. But continued U.S. operations, which included random bombing of weddings, torture and abduction of assumed al-Qaeda followers, alienated the people. Pakistan feared that it would be suffocated between a permane
After early escalation and record-setting bombs, President Trump is looking for a way out of Afghanistan.
The Christmas truce of 1914 was something truly miraculous. There, in the midst of a vicious war - really the first modern war, in which air power and advanced gunnery both played a part for the first time - the two sides not only laid down their
The United States seems ready to give up on Afghanistan.
Last week, US State Department officials met with Taliban leaders in Qatar. At the request of the Taliban, the US-backed Afghan government was not invited. The officials discussed ceasefires and an end to the war.
For more than a decade, if you wanted to know how many U.S. troops there were in war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, you could readily find that information at a public Pentagon website that's updated every three months.
During ceasefire, US focused on attacking ISIS
Will the next American officer to preside over Afghanistan bring an end to the war? Don't count on it
After 17 years of war, innumerable new "strategies," and trillions of dollars spent, the US war in Afghanistan is no closer to being "won" than ever. Will naming yet another war commander do the trick? Don't hold your breath!
A three-star general who leads the Joint Special Operations Command overseeing some of the most sensitive U.S. commando missions has been picked to lead the nearly 17-year-old Afghan war, five U.S. officials told Reuters.
A number of Afghan senators, including deputy speaker Mohammed Alam Ezedyar, are calling for an immediate review of security agreements with both the United States and NATO, complaining that they have not fulfilled their promises to support Afghan fo
Reality Check: Millions Wasted 'Rebuilding' Afghanistan
The longest war in US history keeps going on and on. No end in sight. Not even an end-goal in sight. How did we get to this point? Scott Horton, author of Fool's Errand - Time to End the War in Afghanistan, joins today's Liberty Report in-studio to d
A turboprop Cessna with Hellfire missiles is appropriate technology for air superiority and close air support in Afghanistan. The Cessna 208 Caravan is an American single-engined turboprop, fixed-tricycle landing gear, short-haul regional airliner an
As poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increases, more funds are likely supporting the Taliban's insurgency, portending a tough year ahead for U.S. occupiers, write Will Porter and Kyle Anzalone.
Statement offers 'peaceful solution' to Afghan War