An anonymous soldier, known but to G — oops, the the photographer — stands guard during a meeting of U.S., allied and Afghan officials in Farah province Dec. 3.
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Pondering North Korea’s Endgame
Kim Jong-un has launched his North Korean missile, and perhaps a satellite of some kind atop it, skyward and potentially into orbit. The world writhes in rhetorical agony and, surprisingly China, North Korea‘s prime sponsor, …
Drivers May Get Special Christmas Present: $3 Gas
“Cheaper gas prices” probably wasn’t tops on many holiday wish lists.
Afghanistan’s “Crazy Lost Guys” and Time’s Force-Multiplier
Army Special Forces Major Scott Stagner has deployed to Afghanistan four times since 9/11 on a variety of hunting and training missions. Like many soldiers, he takes issue with some of the key ways his Army is waging that …
Leapin’ Lima Leatherneck!
Lima Co.’s Sergeant Ben Edwards of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, leaps an irrigation ditch in Helmand province Nov. 27.
Elites Still Bypassing Measures to Combat Money Laundering
Machines that count huge stacks of cash and are used to identify money laundering are not being used when “very important persons” and “very very important persons” leave Afghanistan via Kabul International Airport (KBL), …
Tale of the Taliban Bomber: Behind the Plot to Kill Afghanistan’s Spy Chief
KABUL — For Asadullah Khalid, the morning of Dec. 6 — the day the Taliban tried to kill him — was as routine as any other. Dressed in an embroidered beige shirt, Kabul’s recently-appointed intelligence chief signed papers …
More Bad News for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
Back in March, we broke the news that the Pentagon’s oversight office was taking a gander at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, estimated to cost potentially $1.5 trillion to develop, buy and operate over several decades (the …
Celebrating the Holidays When Your Soldier is Gone
The holiday season is officially upon us. Thanksgiving is a past glance over our shoulder and Christmas is just around the corner. With an estimated 68,000 troops still deployed in Afghanistan, their family traditions will be …
Meeting Before the Meeting
Army Sergeant Thaddaeus Hendershot conducts a pre-mission brief before a meeting with civilian leaders in Farah City Nov. 29.
Are Americans Becoming More European?
Last week the Pew Research Center released a survey of American and European attitudes on a host of issues.
