Afghanistan War: US Leaves Remote Outpost of KorengalThe remote Korengal Valley has been the scene of some the mostintense fighting in the...Cavendish, Julius
military’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan. Several Republicans dug into Milley and McKenzie saying they had recommended leaving approximately 2,500 troops behind as a residual force in Afghanistan, appearing to contradict Biden’s comments to ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that the opinion of his ...
“The decision has been taken and what we have to do is to face the situation that is going to be created,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said last Thursday. “The violence in Afghanistan is increasing, and it’s clear that once the U.S. will withdraw, the European Union...
In addition to the books, articles, photographs and recordings she leaves behind, Dupree’s lasting legacy to the country she loved and called home is the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, which she founded in 2006 and where she was Director from 2006-2011. ACKU grew out of the Agency...
KABUL, Afghanistan - The United States on Monday completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 ...
The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins joined us this morning to discuss his latest piece on what will happen in Afghanistan when the bulk of U.S. troops leave the country.In his piece, Filkins writes: U.S. and NATO forces are expected to withdraw from the region in 2014. ...
Which, while being deployed to Afghanistan, is a bit of a challenge. I have decided to work on the skills and knowledge necessary for the work while I’m here, in my free time. That way I’m ahead of the curve when I get home stateside and can jump into production…that’s the ...
Being in full “battle rattle” — camouflage, weapon, equipment — brings feelings of nostalgia. I have not participated in an operation like this since I was anairborne infantrymanon deployment in Afghanistan. Being surrounded by a group of concerned citizens, some of them also combat veterans...
Multicam (the baseline for the Army Phase IV testing) has proved effective in this terrain type allowing it to win the Army's Phase III testing in 2010 to replace UCP in Afghanistan. Multicam uses 7 colors, US4CES uses 4 colors, extra colors usually adds cost in manufacturing, so the ...
The planned $1.5 billion annual aid to Pakistan will be just over 1 percent of the $130 billion US budget for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. As ProfessorAnatol Lievenof London's King's College recently put it, "the stabilization and development of this country (Pakistan) is not...