David Jolly

U.S. Strikes Help Break Impasse and Restore Power to Kabul
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:32
United States airstrikes have helped to break a bloody impasse between Afghan troops and Taliban militants north of Kabul, allowing repair crews to reach downed power lines and restore electricity to the capital after more than three weeks of disruption, an Afghan official said on Tuesday.
U.S. to Send More Troops to Aid Afghan Forces Pressed by Taliban
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 06:39
The United States Army will deploy hundreds of soldiers to the southern Afghan province of Helmand, where government forces have been pushed to the brink by Taliban militants, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
Afghan Province, Teetering to the Taliban, Draws In Extra U.S. Forces
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:15
Alarmed that large stretches of Helmand Province are falling to the Taliban, American Special Operations forces have secretly taken a more central role in the fighting to save crucial areas of the province, as more air power and ground troops have been committed to the battle, according to Western and Afghan officials.
Civilian Deaths Raise Questions About C.I.A.-Trained Forces in Afghanistan
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 07:24
A series of home raids by C.I.A.-trained Afghan counterterrorism forces in the past month resulted in the deaths of at least six innocent civilians, according to Afghan government officials, reviving an issue that has been a chronic source of tension between Afghanistan and the United States.