What caused the Second Opium War? What caused the First Opium War? What are the Opium Wars? What were the Opium Wars about? What was an immediate result of the First Opium War? What was a result of the Second Opium War? The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted in what?
On June 7 of this year, our ongoing war in Afghanistan surpassed the Vietnam War as the longest war in American history. In his December 1, 2009 speech at West Point, President Obama followed the pattern set by several predecessors and employed the deceptive tactic of presenting false ...
As Western troops plan for the drawdown in Afghanistan, one American lawyer has set up her own private practice in the Afghan capital and doesn't have plans to leave any time soon. She's too focu...
President Joe Biden did not feel the need to mention the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch, known as ISIS-K, when he announced in April the U.S. plans to withdraw from its longest war and what it would mean for American interests in the region. That changed – sharply – just...
The “burden” needs to be defined before defense responsibilities are passed around like rhetorical accusations or hot potatoes from ally to ally. The gradual close of the Iraq chapter and the coming closure in Afghanistan may give all of the industrial nations an opportunity to take a breather...
“These juntas avoid accountability to the peoples they claim to serve.” Langley did not mention, however, that at least 15 officers who benefited from American security cooperation have been involved in 12 coups in West Africa and the greater Sahel during the Global War on Terror. They ...
surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle. 2 of 2 | FILE - A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23...
The early stages of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan. The 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division had walked into a hornet’s nest and clearly did not have the firepower they needed. By the end of the day the 101st Airborne Division Commander had ordered LTC James Richardson to pack up...
This is the point of attack we have always wanted.”— STEPHEN BANNON, War Room podcast, Jan. 5–6, 2021 It was barely light as Metropolitan D.C. Officer Daniel Hodges stationed himself with several others in front of the IRS Federal Building on Constitution Avenue, ne...
"President Trump I thought was effective on — ok, '3 and a half years you've been vice president and why haven't you gotten these things done.' That pass she's gotten has been the greatest disservice to the American people." CORRECTION: An earlier version...