Updated 8/22 10:05 AM EST
During a press briefing Thursday, National Security Council Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe declared that though consultation remains ongoing with certain members of Congress, no ratification of any security deal made with the Iraqi government will be sought. While such agreements would normally require ratification from the Senate, Mr. Johndroe says no [...]
Early Thursday, the United States reported having killed 30 insurgents in an attack in the Afghan province of Laghman. While it was unclear if the attack was directly related to the killing of 10 French soldiers earlier this week in a nearby ambush, top coalition spokeswoman Lt. Col. Nielson-Green claimed to be certain that they [...]
Last Updated 8/21 8:00 PM EST
Local authorities report that over 200,000 people have been displaced in Pakistan’s tiny Bajaur Agency. This staggering amount represents approximately a third of the agency’s overall population as of the most recent census.
On Tuesday, airstrikes killed 14 suspected militants and 8 civilians. On Wednesday, locals reported another 14 militants and [...]
last updated 8/22 5:45 PM
8/20 – Shortly after 7:30 pm on Wednesday evening an attack leveled a home owned by Yaqub Mughal near South Waziristan’s capital of Wana. While casualty figures are still unclear, it appears that at least eight people were killed. The owner of the house was injured, but safely pulled from the [...]
