Analysis & Commentary
Afghan Security Forces Kill 3 ISAF Troops in South, East
An Afghan soldier killed two British soldiers on a military base in southern Afghanistan today, while a policeman killed an ISAF soldier in the east. The Afghan soldier was killed by ISAF troops, who opened fire on the attacker.
Afghan Soldier and Teacher Kill 2 ISAF Soldiers in South
An Afghan soldier and a teacher opened fire on NATO troops in Kandahar province today, killing two soldiers before being killed in return fire. Afghan security personnel have killed seven International Security Assistance Force soldiers in the past 10 days, while the Taliban have killed six ISAF troops during the same time period.
Afghanistan Nation Building May Fail: Senate Report
On April 25, Taliban completed a nearly 400-meter tunnel into the city’s main prison and used it to free about 500 fellow guerrillas in what officials said was an inside job.
Ambassador Crocker Objects to Strategic Retreat
Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the State Department’s man in Kabul, is clearly concerned about a premature drawdown of American and Western forces from Afghanistan.
America Didn’t Plan for this Kind of War
The 21st century wasn't supposed to be like this. We Americans were meant to be spending our “peace dividends,” while the high-tech stocks in our 401Ks grew like Jack's beanstalk. Precision weaponry would deter anyone from even thinking about harming us. Besides, with the Berlin Wall reduced to paper weights, nations around the world would conclude that liberal democracy was the only way to arrange their politics, and democratic capitalism the only way to organize their economies.
Appeal Denied for HIG Facilitator Detained at Gitmo
On Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court affirmed a district court's decision to reject Guantanamo detainee Shawali Khan's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Khan's habeas petition was originally denied in September 2010.
As The West Lets Down Its Guard
Is the West drawing the curtain on Ares’ toils? Will the 21st centurywitness an end to Western military engagement? There is an argument to bemade for the end of war in the West. Western societies have by and large banished war among them, live in peace with each other, and enjoy unprecedented prosperity.
Assessing Afghanistan
The strategic impact of the Afghan massacre.
Blind Sheikh’s Son Killed in US Airstrike in Afghanistan
The son of the 'Blind Sheikh,' the spiritual leader of the Egyptian Islamic Group who is in a US jail for the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, was killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to a statement released today by the terror group.
COIN is Dead. Long Live COIN?
On a warm August afternoon, two dozen US and Afghan soldiers trudged through sticky corn fields to the village of Majiles in the contentious district of Sabari in Khost province, Afghanistan.
Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel
Recent attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan and the Haqqani Network.
Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel
US soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians in rampage.
Don’t Stay the Course
In this tense campaign season, al-Qaeda is very much in the front of the Obama administration’s mind. In fact, administration officials can’t remind you often enough that Barack rubbed out Osama — which you may see as a no-brainer...
Ex-Gitmo Detainee Killed in Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced today that a "combined Afghan and coalition security force" had killed "a key affiliate of the al Qaeda network during a security operation in Jalalabad district, Nangarhar province." The deceased "insurgent leader" has been identified as a a former Guantanamo detainee named Sabar Lal Melma.
Fixing Our Pakistan Problem
A deadly suicide bombing hit India's embassy in Kabul on July 7, 2008. After the U.S. learned that the attack may have implicated rogue elements of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), American strategic planners decided that the U.S. needed to deliver a stern warning to Pakistan.
Fox 5 News at 5
Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses -- an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan relations.
Fox News.com Live
What measures is the U.S. taking to get Pakistan to cooperate?
Happening Now
The growing problem of US Troops in Afghanistan receiving fire from Pakistan.
Haqqani Network Commmander Killed in Airstrike on Pakistan Border
Special operations forces killed a senior Haqqani Network commander in an airstrike in Afghanistan along the Pakistan border. The commander was linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Hybrid Warfare Panel at the National Defense University
As part of a Center for Emerging National Security Affairs and National Defense University event, Dr. Gorka participated in a panel with Congressman Adam Smith (R-WA), ranking member of House Armed Services Committee.
