The NATO led international force in Afghanistan says seven of its soldiers were killed in a single incidence, they died when two road side bombs exploded in southern Afghanistan. The troops were on a foot patrol...
The destruction of NATO Supply trucks inside Afghanistan continues. One major supply route is blocked by Pakistan. Monday morning, a NATO convoy delivering fuel to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, was...
28 August 2010 At around 0400 this morning Taliban militants wearing U.S. military uniforms assaulted Forward Operations Base Salerno and nearby Camp Chapman. The bases are located in Khost province which lies south-east of Kabul. A spokesman for the International Security...
The Norwegian defense are these days under heavy pressure due to a recently released book titled "Med mandat til å drepe" (Licensed to kill). The book was released anonymously by an unknown number of army personnel [... who may still serve in the army]. Norwegian army...
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Spearhead Analysis "That war is a clash of wills is a cliché. Yet, as one of America’s earliest naval heroes John Paul Jones understood, “men (and by extension women) are more important than guns in the rating of a ship.” "
Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, 24, a member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, is the 2nd soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2010.Corporal Baker was killed in a training accident near Khandahar. Apparently this was...
During the past week another 4 U.S. soldiers were killed in Afhanistan. IEDs continue to be the biggest menace to NATO troops. The total number killed is now 888, while 2010 has already seen 27. ...
Troop Surge Working - Offer to Moderate TalibanBrigadier General Daniel Menard says the Taliban can't hide anymore. Since the surge strategy was approved, Menard says that there are now battalions where...
2009 was one of the bloodiest years for NATO troops in Afghanistan. The US total casualty rate for Operation Enduring Freedom was 861. Canada, yesterday, repatriated 4 soldiers and one civilian...
There is a storm brewing in Canada and I don.t mean a winter storm. A parliamentary committee is looking into allegations of prisoner abuse of detainees handed to Afghan authorities by Canadian...
President Obama will announce his plan in a long expected decision next Tuesday, December 1st. President Obama will address the nation at 8pm EDT from West Point Military Academy. In his speech, which will...
It has now been 11 weeks since General Stanley McChrystal submitted his report and recommendations for a troop surge to the White House. President Obama has had at least five meetings with his National...
After almost four months since General McChrystal presented his report and recommendation for additional troops to President Obama, still no decision has been reached. Officials close to the President...
Recent elections in Afghanistan revealed to most of us how corrupt and fraud ridden Afghanistan is. President Obama is in the midst of making a decision on Afghanistan strategy and a possible troop...
The Canadian Military has been in Afghanistan since early 2002. Initially a Battalion (Third Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) was deployed to Khandahar and participated in the...