Four American citizens were killed and two others wounded in a terror attack at a popular hotel in Afghanistan over the weekend, the Department of State confirmed Wednesday. Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert had previously said Americans were included among the casualties, but had declined to provide the number killed or wounded until notifications could be […]
Afghan Insurgents Lure U.S. Military into a Meeting, U.S.-Led Coalition Responds with Airstrike…
Taliban-linked insurgents lured the U.S. military to a meeting and then opened fire, wounding a U.S. soldier, but earning the wrath of a coalition airstrike in response. The insurgents lured a U.S. soldier, an Afghan militia leader and Afghan interpreter to a so-called security meeting on Thursday, according to U.S. Navy Capt. Tom Gresback. As […]
Empty Cockpit Syndrome: Air Force Struggles to Pull Pilot Plunge Out of Tailspin…
These are desperate times for the Air Force. To carry out its assigned missions at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and increasing demand for air power to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Air Force is losing too many of its best pilots. They’re not being lost to enemy fire, but to […]
STUDY: Since 9/11, the U.S. Has Spent the Unbelievable Sum of $5.6 TRILLION On Wars…
According to a new study by the end of 2018 the United States will have spent $5.6 trillion on war since 9/11. The Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Center says the average American taxpayer has spent more than $23,386 on wars since 2001. “The U.S. wars in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
How Afghans View the Endless U.S. War…
On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers‘ (APV) Borderfree Center, here in Kabul, 30 mothers sat cross-legged along the walls of a large meeting room. Masoumah, who co-coordinates the Center’s “Street Kids School” project, had invited the mothers to a parents meeting. Burka-clad women who wore the veil over their faces looked identical…
A Soldier’s Perspective on Bergdahl…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, will soon face sentencing, bringing him and the Army one step closer to legally resolving the chain of events that started when Sergeant Bergdahl walked away from his unit in Afghanistan in 2009. He was captured and held as […]
Bergdahl Judge Says He Can Be Fair Despite Trump’s Unnecessary Comments…
The military judge who will sentence Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl expressed concern Monday about a new comment made by President Donald Trump about the former Taliban captive, though he insisted the soldier’s punishment would not be influenced by the president. Trump recently referenced the disparaging comments about Bergdahl that he repeatedly delivered as a candidate […]
Bergdahl Suggests the U.S. Treated Him Worse Than the Taliban…
Hostages Freed by Pakistani Forces Arrive Safely in Canada…
Freed Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle says his two young sons are ‘improving’ just days after the family returned to Canada after being held in Afghanistan. Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children – two boys and a baby girl – arrived in Toronto on Friday after being held hostage by a Taliban-linked […]
Captors Killed Child, Raped Wife…
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