Tag: Afghanistan

Afghan Commandos Granted Sanctuary Following British Government U-Turn

February 5, 2024

In a major policy reversal, the UK government is set to re-evaluate the applications of approximately 400 Afghan special forces ...

Taliban Security Forces Crack Down on Foreign Militants, Killing Dozens of Tajik and Pakistan Nationals

by Editor Staff

January 4, 2024

The Taliban's security forces in Afghanistan have conducted operations targeting foreign militants, particularly Tajik and Pakistani nationals. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, ...

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit, NIU, prepare to load onto CH-47 Chinook Helicopters prior to an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted to disrupt and destroy drug labs owned by the Taliban in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Connor Mendez/Reviewed)

Deportation Threat Looms for Afghan Special Forces Supported by UK

by Editor Staff

December 13, 2023

Afghan veterans have exposed distressing statistics indicating that approximately 200 Afghan special forces soldiers, who received training and support from ...

Afghan national army commandos along with coalition forces conducted a cordon and search in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 18, to look for illegal items. Found during the search were more than 1,000 AK-47 rounds, RPG boosters, and hashish. The Afghan commandos are the elite soldiers trained in a similar fashion to U.S. Army Rangers.

Afghan Special Forces Face Deportation Amid UK Promise Breakdown

by Editor Staff

December 11, 2023

Around 200 Afghan special forces soldiers, who were trained and funded by the UK, are facing deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan ...

Man preparing for roller blading, putting on rollerblades.

Taliban Security Forces Take to Rollerblades in Kabul

by Editor Staff

November 16, 2023

A video circulating on social media shows Taliban security forces patrolling the streets of Kabul on rollerblades, armed with AK-47s ...

Kajaki, Afghanistan - April 22, 2012: US Marines prepare for a combat patrol.

Americans Reflect on Two Decades of War in Afghanistan

by Editor Staff

October 21, 2023

A recent national poll indicates that two-thirds of Americans believe the two-decade-long Afghanistan war was not worth the resources, time, ...

U.S. special operations forces members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support (RS) in Southwest Afghanistan, March 2019. RS is a Nato-led mission to train, advise, and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and institutions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jonathan Bryson)

Downing Street Raises Alarm over SAS Conduct in Afghanistan

by Editor Staff

October 17, 2023

In 2016, senior figures in Downing Street, including Jeremy Heywood, cabinet secretary to then-Prime Minister Theresa May, raised concerns about ...

U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan, April 2019. RS is a NATO-led mission to train, advise, and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and institutions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth)

New Afghanistan Inquiry finds Senior Officers hid SAS killings

by Editor Staff

October 12, 2023

Senior UK special forces officers allegedly concealed evidence and suspicions of deliberate murder by the SAS in Afghanistan, an inquiry ...

Poor and needy Afghan children sitting on the ground after an earthquake - Paktika, Afghanistan August 4, 2022

Western Afghanistan Shaken by Another Major Earthquake

by Editor Staff

October 12, 2023

Western Afghanistan has experienced another earthquake, following two major quakes that recently resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 individuals. ...