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global war on terror

Analysis

How The Taliban Gained The Upper Hand In A Key Province In Afghanistan

Shashank Bengali and Sultan Faizy, Los Angeles Times
Bullet Points

The US Dropped More Bombs On Afghanistan In 2018 Than Any Year In Over A Decade
Opinion

Retired Army Colonel: What Exactly Are US Troops Dying For In Afghanistan?

Iraqi soldiers enrolled in the Iraqi Ranger course conduct a road march under the supervision of U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 7, 2016

A Year After ‘Victory’ Over ISIS, NATO Commits To A Long-Term Military Training Mission In Iraq

Richard Sisk, Military.com

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Trump Closed An Office That Tracked Ex-Gitmo Inmates. Now We Don’t Know Where Some Went

Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011

Here’s How Many People Have Died In The Wars In Afghanistan And Iraq

Daniel Brown, Business Insider

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Surprise! The Global War On Terror Is Secretly Expanding In Africa — Again

Jared Keller

Father Of The Taliban Maulana Sami Ul-Haq Stabbed To Death

The ‘Father Of The Taliban’ Is Now The ‘Dead Father Of The Taliban’

Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty

Why Jordan May Be The Next Battleground Against ISIS

Why Jordan May Be The Next Battleground Against ISIS

Emily Przyborowski, The National Interest

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Dunford: ISIS And Al-Qaeda Will Rise Again If We Get Complacent

Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty

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Trump Boasts That ‘ISIS Is Defeated.’ The Pentagon Says: Not Quite Yet

Christopher Woody and Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider

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How Do We Really Define The War On Terror? Notes From A Generation At War

Sebastian J. Bae and Antonieta Rico, Long March Council of the Former Enlisted

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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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US Special Operations Forces Are Quietly Expanding Their War In Tunisia

Héni Nsaibia, The National Interest

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Does Anyone Really Care What The Global War On Terror Did To America’s Heartland?

Tom Ricks

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Retired US Soldier Who Met Taliban Negotiators Says ‘Common Enemy’ Of ISIS May Help End War

Paul Szoldra

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France Took Out One Of The ISIS Leaders Behind The Niger Ambush

Jared Keller

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Here’s How Top Military Leaders Have Described US ‘Progress’ In Afghanistan Over The Last Decade

Paul Szoldra

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Has The US Military Created A Small Class Of Killers?

Fletcher Schoen, Long March Council of the Former Enlisted

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Don’t Let Erik Prince Anywhere Near The War In Afghanistan

Jared Keller