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Mattis’ Claim Brazen Insider Attack In Afghanistan Won’t Have A ‘Long-Term Effect’ Is Absurd

Paul Szoldra
Bullet Points

These Are The Army Units Deploying Overseas In 2019
News

Top American General In Afghanistan Survives Insider Attack That Wiped Out Senior Afghan Officials

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Trump Says He Will ‘Gladly’ Visit Troops In Combat Zones ‘At Some Point’

Paul Szoldra

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A US Official Reportedly Met With The Taliban For Peace Talks, But They Said US Troops Are A ‘Big Obstacle’

Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty

6 EOD Soldiers Awarded Nearly A Dozen Medals For Combat In Afghanistan

6 EOD Soldiers Awarded Nearly A Dozen Medals For Combat In Afghanistan

Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville Observer

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We’ve All Deceived Ourselves About Why We’re Fighting In Afghanistan

Mike Martin

UN Says Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Have Reached ‘Extreme Levels’

UN Says Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan Have Reached ‘Extreme Levels’

Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty

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The Army Is One Step Closer To A 6.8mm Next-Generation Rifle

Jared Keller

SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN -- A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif., leads a column of Marines to a security position after seizing a Taliban forward-operating base Nov. 25. Marines from the 15th and 26th MEU are currently deployed to the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Thirteenth MEU Marines, embarked on USS Bonhomme Richard, left San Diego Dec. 1 enroute to the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Congressman: End The War In Afghanistan

Paul Szoldra

Members of a Joint Honor Guard consisting of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, perform a flag folding ceremony during a memorial service hosted by the Missing in America (MIA) Project at the Willamette National Cemetery in Happy Valley, Ore. Aug. 29. The purpose of the MIA Project is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations. The MIA Project has identified 3,959 veteran cremains to date. (Oregon Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden)

Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

Paul Szoldra

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, right, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, greets Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 2, 2017.

CENTCOM Commander: Erik Prince’s Plan For Afghanistan Isn’t Happening

Jeff Schogol

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US Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

Jared Keller

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The F-35 ‘Combat Debut’ In Afghanistan Consisted Of 2 Bombs Destroying A Weapons Cache

Paul Szoldra

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Erik Prince Thinks He Can Turn Around The War In Afghanistan With 6 Months And 3,600 Men

Paul Szoldra

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The Army’s Body Armor May Be Too Heavy For Soldiers In Combat, Report Finds

Matthew Cox, Military.com

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Afghan Governor: The Taliban Are ‘Going To Win’ If Death Toll Continues To Rise

Paul Szoldra

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Army Special Forces Medic To Receive Medal Of Honor For Afghanistan Heroism

Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com

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Here’s What Happens When Your Local Porta Potty Cleaner Just Up And Leaves

Jay Kirell

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Happy 17th Birthday To The Forever War

Paul Szoldra