Nick Meo on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan
In Afghanistan war, marines' struggle to recruit locals could delay US exit; In Khan Neshin, near the Pakistan border, recruitment of locals for the Afghanistan war effort is an often frustrating process. Obstacles include candidates' drug use, illiteracy, and fear of the Taliban.(World)...
7 people are killed in Pakistan when a militant's car bomb accidentally explodes US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam A number of unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. military during World War II have been unearthed in the area, Defense Ministry officials said....
General James Mattis was walking the perimeter of a Marine camp in Iraq after a difficult day when he noticed six Marines drawn up in formation with a small American flag. They were an explosive ordinance disposal team, they told him, an... ...
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Two U.S. Marine special operators died Sunday“while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS terrorist stronghold in a mountainous area of north central Iraq,” U.S. Central Command announced Monday. Both Marines were assigned to the 2nd Marine...
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(24% of respondents) for the country that represents the greatest threat to peace in the world today. This was followed by Pakistan (8%), China (6%), North Korea, Israel and Iran (5%). Respondents in Russia (54%), China (49%) and Bosnia (49%) were the most fearful of the US ...
New Marines arrive in Afghanistan The 300 Marines are the second rotation for Task Force Southwest in Helmand. ByShawn Snow Asked whether Pakistan had changed its behavior in this regard, Nicholson said: “No changes yet that wouldn’t be potentially reversible.” ...