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Minister: Special forces had veto on Afghan troops
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHundreds of resettlement applications by members of the Triples were rejected following the Taliban takeover in 2021, when the veto was in place. Some of...
Afghanistan: Spring Stumbles Into View
Strategy Page· 3 days agoThis makes it more difficult for the Taliban to claim control of more of the 407 districts because the Afghan forces can more quickly respond to Taliban ...
Winning: Protected And Respected In Afghanistan
Strategy Page· 5 days agoDecember 4, 2021: When the Taliban regained control of the Afghan government in August most foreign aid efforts ceased. The new IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Fleeing Kabul, chasing gold - the story of a refugee Olympian
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoFarzad Mansouri was the teenage flagbearer for his nation at the last Olympics. Three years on,...
Local nonprofit helps Afghan refugees build careers in Lincoln
1011 News· 5 days agoBefore 2021, Laiq Lackenwell didn’t even know Nebraska existed. Now, thousands of miles away from...
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut most NATO allies chose not to send troops to Afghanistan to support the U.S. in its fight...
Battling bureaucracy after burn pits: Why are contractors left behind?
Military Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCoburn says that ostensibly, the military only uses contractors in support roles. But in reality,...
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
New York Times· 5 days agoYears after the agency’s “black site” program was shut down, details are slowly emerging during...
Hezbollah bigger challenge than Hamas to Israel: ‘Crown jewel in the Iranian empire of terror’
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs Israel gears up for a third war against Hezbollah, experts on the Hamas and Hezbollah alliance...
Battlefield Commander’s Case Goes to Guantánamo Jury
New York Times· 3 days agoThe panel is deciding a sentence for a prisoner who pleaded guilty to commanding Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan that carried out war crimes. A...
