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‘Cool Birds’: Afghan general describes awe of first F-35 encounter
An Afghan National Army general recalls an F-35 airstrike in Afghanistan that left a lasting impression on Afghan troops.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Marines train Afghans in air support
The highly trained Afghan controllers are “making a tangible impact on the battlespace.”
Commandos raid ‘Red Unit’ in ongoing campaign against Taliban financial network
Afghan commandos executed a nighttime raid against the Taliban’s “Red Unit” in Helmand province on Monday, seizing over a ton of hashish valued at $3.4 million and freeing five captives.
By Kyle Rempfer
Top US commander wants more aggressive Afghan push this year
The top American commander for the Middle East wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan’s winter, and then quickly going on the offensive in the spring. It’s all part of a plan the United States hopes will change the course of a war now entering its 17th year.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
New in 2018: US troops return to the front lines in Afghanistan
In what appears to be a bit of deja vu for America’s longest war, U.S. troops will once again be patrolling alongside their Afghan counterparts in far larger numbers and at a more tactical level than the previous years.
By Shawn Snow
Pence promises US will stay in Afghanistan fight 'to the end'
But the vice president said he did not know if that commitment means adding more American troops to the war-torn country in months to come.
US commandos carry out thousands of operations in Afghanistan
U.S. special operations forces advised or enabled more than 2,000 ground operations in support of Afghan forces in the last six months.
By Shawn Snow
Report: Lax security allowed suicide bomber to kill 5 on Bagram Airfield
A local Afghan worker who killed five and wounded 16 in a suicide bombing on Bagram Airfield last year spent about four months building his suicide vest in his work space on base.
Afghan officials seek return of American A-10s
America’s beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II ―the “Warthog” ― may be headed back to Afghanistan.
By Shawn Snow
Helmand again the focus of US strategy in Afghanistan
Helmand has been pummeled recently by U.S. air and artillery strikes.
By Shawn Snow
US and Afghan forces kill senior Taliban and al-Qaida commanders
U.S. and Afghan forces have killed several senior level al-Qaida and Taliban leaders over the past several days.
By Shawn Snow