Jason Ditz

U.S. Conditions Pakistan Military Aid on Offensive Against Haqqanis
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 07:35
The U.S. State Department has informed Pakistan that its entire annual military aid from the United States will be on hold until they agree to certain “actions,” including a new military offensive against the Haqqani Network, a Taliban-linked faction active in North Waziristan.
U.S., Afghan Troops Capture Dozens of Police Suspected of ‘Aiding Taliban’
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:34
Afghan officials are reporting that US and Afghan troops launched a “joint operation” in the Helmand Province which involved the mass detention of provincial police that they suspected of aiding the Taliban in the region.