The spirit of defiance shown against Vietnam War has continued into more recent imperial adventures by United States Iraq and Afghanistan... Pentagon turned to B-52 bombers and fighter jets aircraft carriers — and desertion rates exploded in Navy and Air Force, explains Carver. . ..…
Remember the mudjahedin, from 1979 they were recruited, armed and trained by the US to expel Afghanistan. During Yugoslavia Pentagon had thousands of Al Qaeda fighters flown over to Bosnia, in support of Muslims in the area.. ..…
Kabul, Afghanistan Mark Esper sought Sunday of U.S America's war as he made his initial visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief. ..…
According to 2011 report by Commission on Wartime Contracting Iraq and Afghanistan, at least $60 Pentagon on private contractors over the period 2001-2011 could be classified as fraud or waste.. ... So the costs of the US Iraq were still socialized Pentagon paid for the war.. ..…
The Pentagon's inspector for Afghanistan, meanwhile, reported Tuesday that the conflict remains stalemate, with Taliban unable to expand their territorial holdings and Afghan government forces unable to reclaim lost land... ..…
Pentagon and spy agencies have long differed over the strength of Taliban and the effectiveness of Afghanistan... ... Islamic State Afghanistan surfaced in 2015 and was dismissed by Pentagon officials merely and one with little ability to expand given the pervasiveness..…
With area of responsibility that includes Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, CENTCOM is the smallest politically the most of Pentagon's six area combat commands.. Also, the liberation of Kuwait, the 2001 overthrow of Taliban Afghanistan, and the invasion of Iraq were all CENTCOM..…
We should remember the total support offered by European Union to all of Pentagon's adventures, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. ..…
While Operation and Maintenance costs have dropped by 15.5% and Military Construction costs have shrunk by 62.5%, Pentagon's for Procurement and RDT&E has been cut by 4.5% since the 2010 peak of Obama's Afghanistan ( Once again, these figures are all in. Pentagon has already..…
Congressional Democrats get exercised about the handful of billions of dollars that Donald Trump wants to waste on building his wall, and few members of either party attend to the hundreds of billions wasted Afghanistan. So, contrary to Trump's expressed intentions, Pentagon is planning..…
Lindsay died Kunduz Province U.S mission Afghanistan.. ..…
The significant point to note was that this assault was launched during scheduled two days break in Doha between US Zalmay Khalilzad and the delegation of Afghanistan Taliban, and yet it did not affect furtherance of those talks unmistakable sign of US inability to deny the 'position of strength of..…
Sylvie Lanteaume, AFP Acting Pentagon Patrick Shanahan arrived Afghanistan on surprise visit on February 11 2019 as United States seeks to support Kabul government while negotiating peace with Taliban... ..…
Bombastically, one wrestling announcer introduced Afghanistan 'Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the undefeated champion of Hindu Kush. Pentagon officials have said that withdrawal from Afghanistan and Syria, will free-up troops for deployment Venezuela 'Quite frankly, desert..…
An anonymous senior American official told the wire service that Washington is committed to withdrawing forces, adding, 'Of course we don't seek a permanent military presence in Afghanistan.' The Pentagon, however, has not received instructions to plan a withdrawal. ..…
The Pentagon also admitted Iran's influence Afghanistan, saying that Tehran pursues multitrack strategy of engaging with Afghan government and seeks to boost bilateral economic ties with Kabul. ... ..…
The announced of the remaining 2,000 U.S troops from Syria and partial from Afghanistan does not mean end to Pentagon's militarism and U.S wars Syria, Afghanistan, in the region or globally.. ..…
The US also carries out drone strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Libya.. Pentagon's controversial use of drones is shrouded secrecy, lacks clear foundation, and may amount to war crimes, according to experts on law and human rights groups... ..…
According to Department of Defense estimates, between 20 and 30 percent of veterans who served Iraq and Afghanistan with the effects of PTSD.. Pentagon officials advised last year that review boards take into consideration cases of PTSD, brain injuries, sexual assault, and sexual..…
While Budget Control Act sequestered military spending order to tackle the runaway deficits, the authors weakened the military while not doing much to trim the fat at Pentagon. Indeed, the US military will need more troops from beefing up forces Europe and Asia to continuing to..…
By the entire as consequence of the wars, The figure differs substantially from Pentagon's own estimates Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, and also the costs incurred, .. ..…
For years, it appears to have been the policy of both the Pentagon and Afghanistan's allies to tell U.S troops to look the other way when Afghan soldiers raped young boys.. ..…
Over the period, the number of areas under Taliban or insurgent control has risen, according to audit by the Pentagon's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.. ..…
Trump administration, that the war against ISIS is justified by AUMF against Al Qaeda, adopted more than 16 years ago, providing congressional sanction for the invasion of Afghanistan... According to Pentagon, the President authorized that strike pursuant to his power under Article II of..…
That means that there never would have been U.S of Afghanistan. If Bush, Pentagon, and CIA were convinced that Taliban were complicit in the attacks, would they have given Taliban in return for delivering bin Laden. ..…
.- NATO mission Afghanistan, told Pentagon reporters that U.S.-backed Afghan troops had reduced the number of IS-K jihadists by 15 to 20 percent to about 1,000 fighters... ..…
John Campbell, then-top commander of U.S and NATO forces Afghanistan, and Pentagon warned that ISIS had established Nangarhar province. Furthermore, January, White House granted Pentagon authority to take ISIL-KP.. ..…
The United States is grateful to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for its willingness to support ongoing U.S efforts to close Guantánamo Bay detention facility, stated Pentagon.. ... By releasing the final three detainees from Obama acknowledged that U.S ended its..…
Related: America's Ugly Win in Afghanistan . The Pentagon has identified power in Kandahar “as a top counter-insurgency priority.” ..…
Right now, Pentagon plans to keep number of troops Afghanistan to train Afghan army. ..…
'We hope this will result in a ruling that confirms that the writ of habeas corpus guarantees to the innocent not just a judge's learned essay, but something meaningful - his release,' said Sabin Willett, a Boston lawyer who has been working for seven years to free a group of Chinese Muslims who were picked..…
Stanley McChrystal, then Afghanistan, notified White House that Tillman was killed by U.S troops. McChrystal sent his memo, Pentagon announced that Tillman had received Silver Star and was killed while leading attack on Al Qaeda forces. ..…
First, however, lawyers return to the old court to argue, again, for dismissal of terror charges against Guantanamo's youngest detainee, Toronto-born Omar Khadr, who was captured at age 15 in Afghanistan. Khadr's Pentagon-appointed attorneys argue before an Army judge Monday that all war..…
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