Posts tagged Afghanistan

Nearly 100 dead bodies have been pulled from ISIS caves, targeted by the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. military’s arsenal.

The giant bomb U.S. forces dropped Thursday on an ISIS training camp in Afghanistan did not cost $314 million to develop.

An estimated 36 ISIS militants were killed when the U.S. dropped the ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan yesterday. The Afghanistan …

A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan killed a senior al-Qaida leader responsible for killing two U.S. citizens in Pakistan, the Pentagon confirmed Saturday.

Against all odds, Marine Corps veteran Matias Ferreira graduated from police academy to become the first active-duty, double-amputee cop in the country.

The Trump administration is allowing the U.S. military to target Taliban leaders in what may signal a strategic pivot for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

President Obama pledged to end the “bad war” in Iraq and win “the good war” in Afghanistan. It’s clear all he’s done is make both worse.

The U.S has received 28,957 Muslim refugees so far in 2016, the single highest influx since 2002, according to an analysis by Pew Research Center.

Two recent foreign policy announcements from the White House signal possible vindication for critics of current Middle East policy.

Detainees released from Guantanamo Bay have attacked and killed at least six Americans in Afghanistan, according to anonymous U.S. officials.

2,500 Americans have died in Afghanistan and Iraq under Obama, and the U.S. has been at war longer during his tenure than any other President in history.

A little holiday music to lift your spirits, and perhaps a humbling performance to make us think about our men and women in the armed …

A 3-year-old boy was given a larger than life Christmas present at his daycare. Not just because the box was twice the size of little Gabriel …

Today we pause to acknowledge our Nation’s veterans. We remember those who answered the call to serve in order to preserve, protect, and defend our …

An audio recording of former President Bill Clinton claiming “I could have killed him (Bin Laden)” has surfaced, remarks he apparently made just 10 hours prior to …

President Obama’s Defense Department is sending thousands of pink slips to soldiers – while they are actively working in combat zones.  The layoff news itself …

A spokesman for Hillary Clinton claims that the notion that his boss would have rejected the Bergdahl/Taliban trade out of hand is nonsense, and that …

One of the five terrorists set free by the Obama administration has vowed to return to Afghanistan and fight Americans. A Taliban commander spoke to NBC …

After details of the Bergdahl/Taliban trade had been released, many lawmakers were dismayed at the possible lawlessness in which it was handled. The Washington Post …

There’s been little mistaking the numerous White House lies about Bowe Bergdahl. The President’s decision to swap several high-ranking Taliban commanders for an army sergeant …

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was visiting troops at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, and announced to the troops on hand that “this is a happy day” …

As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama took exception to comments made by then President George Bush during a foreign policy speech.  Bush announced that, …

On this day twelve years ago, our lives were changed forever when 19 terrorists declared war on the United States, killing nearly 3,000 Americans at …

Compare and contrast John Kerry under the Bush presidency, and John Kerry under the Obama presidency. When it comes to military action in Iraq: “For …

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday, June 14, 2013 in honor of three …

President Obama and Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy nightmare won’t come to a close with today’s shocking Benghazi testimony set to be revealed. In addition to …

Feel good story for the day… Two soldiers, Caitlin Murray and Sean Whitney, were waiting at Albany International Airport to board separate flights heading off …

Remember when American troops could simply intimidate their enemies into backing down? Not now.  Not with today’s new politically correct army manual, which instructs troops …

“We are leaving. We are leaving in 2014. Period.” – Joe Biden at the Vice-Presidential debate. Well, that’s not exactly true. Via the Foreign Policy …

CBS reporter Lara Logan stepped out of the role of journalist, and into the role of American citizen screaming about her government’s lies regarding the …