The Taliban have announced that they will not be participating in any peace talks as long as foreign forces remain in Afghanistan, despite statements today by US Secretary of State… Continue reading "Taliban Announce Boycott Of Peace Talks As NATO Forces To Withdraw By September 11"
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General has announced a formal inquiry into whether potential war crimes conducted by US forces, including special operations forces (SOF), have been… Continue reading "US DoD Opens War Crimes Investigation"
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declared that the Trump administration’s plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany is up for reassessment while Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained that… Continue reading "Future of US Withdrawal from Germany and Afghanistan Increasingly Uncertain"
Last month, President Trump was briefed by intelligence services on intelligence indicating that China has been placing bounties on American troops in Afghanistan in order to encourage attacks by non-state… Continue reading "Intelligence Alleges China Placed Bounties on American Troops in Afghanistan"
In a recent statement the Taliban called for the new U.S. administration to continue implementing the agreement, made in February this year, to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan… Continue reading "Taliban Urges Peace While Ramping Up Drone Strikes and SVBIED Attacks"
With the Inspector General of the Australian Defense Force’s (IGADF) much anticipated report still to be completed and issued to government, further allegations have emerged in the press regarding potential… Continue reading "More Allegations Emerge Of Australian SOF War Crimes in Afghanistan"
A recent joint report by the UK’s Sunday Times’ Insights investigatory team and the BBC TV’s Panorama alleges UK Special Forces (UKSF) may have committed a string of war crimes… Continue reading "War Crime Allegations Haunt UK Special Forces"
With an estimated 10,000 built and still the primary Main Battle Tank (MBT) of the United States Army, the M1 Abrams remains one of the most formidable tanks in service,… Continue reading "In Profile: The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank"
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected Raytheon to train Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) pilots under a three-year contract, valued at up to $145 million. The AAF students will go… Continue reading "Expansion Plans for Afghan Air Force Move Ahead as Raytheon Win Training Contract"
The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) have broadcast a helmet camera video of an Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) operator apparently executing an unarmed and submissive Afghan. The footage, shown… Continue reading "Video of Alleged Australian SASR War Crimes In Afghanistan Surfaces"