A few hundred additional troops could also stay to guard the Kabul airport
US to Leave 650 Troops in Afghanistan After Withdrawal
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Fighting Scales Up in North Afghanistan, Taliban Makes Further Gains
Fighting Scales Up in North Afghanistan, Taliban Makes Further Gains | 28 civilians killed, 290 wounded around Kunduz
US Now Views Taiwan as an Opportunity to Counter China
A US official said Washington previously viewed the Taiwan issue as a strain on US-China relations
Infighting: Two Killed, 15 Wounded as Yemen Separatists Clash
Infighting: Two Killed, 15 Wounded as Yemen Separatists Clash | STC brigades fight in Aden
Report: Iranian Facility Targeted in Attack Was on List of Targets Israel Gave to US
Iran said it thwarted the attack, but Israeli media claims damage was don
US Says ‘Serious Differences’ Remain in Iran Nuclear Talks
The UK’s new aircraft carrier is launching airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq
Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms Back Azerbaijan’s War in the Caucasus
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Saudi Arabia. The former stated, “the GCC has always supported the fair position” of Azerbaijan and its Turkish sponsor...
Russia Says British Destroyer’s Action a Provocation, Violation of International Law
The Kremlin voiced regret (the word of the Russian government news agency TASS) over yesterday’s incident – that should be Incident – with the British guided-missile destroyer HMS Defender targeting its missiles at Crimea while in Russian territorial waters. One might...
US Expanding Global Missile Shield System to Asia-Pacific
The U.S. and its allies are building up the Asia-Pacific flank of their evolving global interceptor missile system, one which could render useless the retaliatory capacity – hence the deterrence capability – of nations targeted in a first-strike assault. The Pentagon...
With 1,000 Troops in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Its Turkish Ally Hold Military Exercise on Armenian Border
Azerbaijan and its “one nation, two states” big brother Turkey started tactical exercises on June 21 with troops from the garrison in the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan and from the Turkish armed forces. According to an Armenian news source the drills are being held...
