Task & Purpose

Afghan national army

Bullet Points

The War In Afghanistan Is (Still) Going Terribly

James Clark
Analysis

The Longest War: 8 Years After My Last Deployment, I Returned To Afghanistan As A Reporter. Here’s What I Found
Opinion

No, We Can’t Kill Our Way To Victory Despite What 2 Misguided Lieutenant Colonels Might Think

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This ‘New’ US Plan In Afghanistan Sure Sounds A Lot Like A Failed Strategy We Tried In Vietnam

Adam Weinstein

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An Emboldened Taliban Nearly ‘Wiped Out’ An Entire Afghan Army Unit Using Lethal New Tactics

James Clark

Lance Cpl. Joshua J. Melendez, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security during a break in his squad's patrol to the east of their newly established observation post in Southern Shorsurak, in Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 20, 2010.

Trump Wants Troops To Tell Him How To Win In Afghanistan. Here Are Some Suggestions

James Clark

An Afghan National Army noncomissioned officer instructs his soldier to move during a clearance training drill at the Regional Military Training Center in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2017.

DoD Spent $94 Million On The Wrong Type Of Camouflage For Afghan Troops

James Clark

General John Campbell talking to Afghan National Army commandos after their training exercise demonstration at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan.

To End The War In Afghanistan, The US Needs To Make Some Difficult Decisions

The United States doesn’t have to lose its longest war … but winning won’t be easy.

Matthew Gault

An Afghan National Army Commando recruit applauds during a ceremony following the completion of the Commando Selection and Assessment Course on Nov. 24, 2013, on Camp Commando near Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghan Gunman Kills 2 Americans At Military Base Near Kabul

The attack happened at a base where Afghan special forces train.

W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

U.S. Marine Corps M-16A4 service rifles are stacked against a wall after urban operations training on Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Feb. 18, 2016.

The Insider Attack That Should’ve Killed Me, Not My Friend

A Marine veteran recalls the circumstances that led to his friend’s death instead of his during an insider attack in Afghanistan.

Dan Willis

From left, Brig. Gen. Giacomo Bellacicco, Regional Command West commander; from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division: Lt. Col. Ronald Lukow, commander, Task Force Comanche, Apache pilots Cpt. Paul McKnight and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Pool, 4th CAB Commander Col. Daniel Williams, 4th CAB Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lance McElhiney; TF Comanche Apache pilots: Chief Warrant Officers 3 Uriah Hayes and Donald Procter; and 4th CAB Command Sgt. Maj. Donald Rose, senior non-commissioned officer, stand together after the Distinguished Flying Cross was presented to the five soldiers, on March 22, 2011 at Shindand Air Base.

UNSUNG HEROES: These Pilots Braved Enemy Fire To Rescue Trapped Foreign Troops

During an aerial assault, Army Black Hawks, Chinooks and Apaches flew through enemy fire to rescue coalition forces.

James Clark