Troops Leaving, But US Commits Billions to Fund Afghan Fighting | $3.3 billion annually to go to Afghan military
Troops Leaving, But US Commits Billions to Fund Afghan Fighting
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119 Killed, Mostly Afghan Troops, in Deadly Weekend Attacks
119 Killed, Mostly Afghan Troops, in Deadly Weekend Attacks | Heavy casualties reported in several places across Afghanistan
Afghan Airstrike Kills 12 Allies in Friendly Fire in Badakhshan
Afghan Airstrike Kills 12 Allies in Friendly Fire in Badakhshan | Attack hit outpost belonging to allied faction
Europe Without Neutrals: US F-16s, Marines Engage in Arctic War Games With Finnish, Swedish Allies
This year’s iteration of the biennial Arctic Challenge military exercise is occurring from June 2-18 and is being led by Norway as part of a rotating arrangement with Finland and Sweden. Arctic Challenge exercises have been held since 2013, but this is the first since...
Europe Without Neutrals: NATO Lures Ireland Into Global Military Network
On June 1 the Irish Times disclosed that Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs recently recommended to the nation’s Commission on Defence that Ireland expand military integration with NATO and the European Union. In the first case with the military bloc’s...
NATO Summit: West To Move China to Back Burner, Russia and Belarus to the Front
The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an online address entitled ”NATO 2030: a transatlantic agenda for the future” at an event co-sponsored by the Brookings Institution and German Council on Foreign Relations on June...
After Very Public Pause, US Arms Companies Resume Political Donations
After Very Public Pause, US Arms Companies Resume Political Donations | Uncertainty fades as status quo seems secured
US Blames Houthis for Yemen’s Woes
US Blames Houthis for Yemen’s Woes | State Dept falsely claims Houthis are refusing ceasefire
Ahead of Key Nuclear Talks, Iran Warns Promises Aren’t Enough
Ahead of Key Nuclear Talks, Iran Warns Promises Aren’t Enough | High hopes for latest round of talks in Vienna
Afghan Airstrike Kills Dozen in Helmand, Many Civilians Slain
Afghan Airstrike Kills Dozen in Helmand, Many Civilians Slain | Military disputes exact number of civilians among those slain
