Ben Whedon The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit by a rocket explosion early Wednesday morning on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York that prompted a U.S. invasion of the country. Officials told embassy staff over loudspeaker that “an explosion caused by a rocket has occurred on…
Grace Carr Republish Reprint The U.S. military is no longer measuring and recording the amount of land its forces have lost and gained in Afghanistan, according to a Tuesday report regarding military progress in the conflict. Measurements of how much land, including districts and the number of people in those districts, insurgent forces control in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster cast blame for the dire current situation in Afghanistan on the previous administration’s handling of the war effort, while speaking at a Center for New American Security conference Wednesday. The national security advisor’s comments came during an answer to a question as to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Pentagon is preparing to send nearly 4,000 troops to Afghanistan to fight in America’s longest war in an effort to turn the tide against the Taliban. A Trump administration official told the Associated Press that Secretary of Defense James Mattis is likely to make the troop…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Secretary of Defense James Mattis admitted that the U.S. is not currently winning in Afghanistan while testifying before the Senate Committee on Armed Services Tuesday. “We’re not winning in Afghanistan right now,” said Mattis, while being questioned by Chairman John McCain. “And we will correct this as…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read New video footage has surfaced of the moment a massive truck bomb in Afghanistan went off, killing at least 90 people and injuring approximately 461 others. The remarkable video recording, obtained by Afghanistan’s TOLOnews, shows a large, red sewage tanker truck pulling up beside a checkpoint in Kabul’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Taliban released a video of its forces proudly parading the streets of Waghaz, Afghanistan after taking it last month, but it is only the most recent example of the group’s brazen celebrations. The video, entitled the “Conquest of Waghaz,” was released Thursday on the Taliban propaganda website Voice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti A massive truck bomb in Kabul exploded in one of the safest areas of Afghanistan’s capital Wednesday, killing 80 and injuring hundreds more. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5MwLIACQ_Y The bomb left a crater that appears to be several feet deep in the middle of a Kabul street near several Western…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti One U.S. Army special operator helped dispel a complex Taliban attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan in 2013, saving more than 1,000 personnel, newly released documents obtained by USA Today reveal. The formerly classified documents detail the Silver Star award narratives of several U.S. Army special operators…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The U.S.-led NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan denied reports claiming Afghan forces lost the key Sangin district in a statement Thursday, further muddying the already unclear security situation in Afghanistan. Reports from multiple news sources Thursday claimed the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Sangin’s…