Military and Police Aid
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 07:14
Unless Obama's decision is accompanied by other steps, it is illogical to believe that a few thousand more U.S. troops will significantly alter Afghanistan’s chances of standing against the Taliban challenge. Until there is a viable political strategy for Afghanistan, any modicum of U.S. troops is, at best, playing not to lose.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:53
The U.S. government is facing increasing resistance to engagement in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan even at the level of development programs. This is stated in the report prepared for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) by Noah Tucker, Management Systems International, published by the regional analytical network in Central Asia.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:15
Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington's top general and a joint air force drill.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:14
The U.S. is rolling out logistical infrastructure from West to East Africa, tracing the zone of volatility on the southern fringes of the Sahara.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 07:16
The United States has spent around $110 billion to rebuild Afghanistan since 2002, the year after American troops invaded the country in the wake of the September 11th terror attacks, according to the US government and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute claims that much of this is wasted.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 07:02
President Obama is expected to announce a plan Thursday to keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan into 2017, ending his ambitions to bring home most American forces from that war-torn country before he leaves office.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:07
The US Army is using more effective ways to build Iraqi forces to battle the Islamic State group as it sets up future operations against a "committed and capable" enemy, said one of the Army's experts in sustaining the fight.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 06:30
On Capitol Hill, it’s been called “a joke,” a “total failure,” and “a bigger disaster than I could have ever imagined.” And now we have another name for it: dead.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 13:03
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has allegedly withheld records about a ranking Salvadoran military officer implicated in civilian massacres during the 1980s Salvadoran Civil War, according a recent lawsuit by the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights (UWCHR).
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 08:04
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland's, statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the situation in Ukraine.