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The soldiers hesitated as the mullah preached, unsure if they would be welcome at the celebration of one of Islam's highest holidays.
A military jury found a veteran Green Beret not guilty Wednesday of premeditated murder and mutilation in the death of an unidentified Afghan man who may have been a Taliban insurgent.
A military jury has found a veteran Green Beret not guilty of premeditated murder and mutilation in the death of an Afghan man.
A bomb hidden in a wooden cart exploded Sunday in Afghanistan's largest southern city, killing three police officers and wounding 11 people.
The roadside explosion wasn't real. Neither was the shrapnel that "shredded" the driver's chest and leg, nor the blood that flowed from his "wounds."
U.S. Special Forces soldiers conducting a daring nighttime operation freed a kidnapped American working for the Army Corps of Engineers — the first known hostage rescue by American forces in Afghanistan.
A Green Beret accused of killing an Afghan civilian and cutting off his ear has been released from jail to await his military trial.
A Special Forces soldier will be court-martialed early next year on charges that he killed an Afghan civilian and cut off his ear near a remote village, the Army said Thursday.
The leader of an Army special forces team "grinned" as he held the ear of an Afghan man he suspected of being an insurgent after he shot him and left his body in the desert, a Green Beret testified Tuesday.
A senior Taliban leader has surrendered to Pakistani authorities and another insurgent commander was killed by a British airstrike in southern Afghanistan, British officials announced Tuesday.
Seven insurgents were killed in a military operation near where militants this week breached a U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
A Special Forces soldier who crawled 200 feet while being fired upon to save a wounded colleague, then led a group of besieged soldiers to safety, received the Army's second-highest award for valor Wednesday.
Troops with powerful rifle scopes scanned mountain ridges for elusive, black-clad Taliban infiltrators. Afghan soldiers, hit by a roadside bomb, pressed on into the valley. U.S. Special Forces swept through the sinister alleys of its main settlement.
When the commander of U.S. Special Forces in the Philippines talks about battles won in the war on terror, he does not list enemies killed and targets destroyed.
Obama shifting focus to Al Qaeda over Taliban -- latimes.comIt's about time we paid attention to the real threat coming from Pakistan and Afghanistan. If President Bush would have concentrated our forces in Afghanistan instead of diverting them to Iraq for a totally unnecessary war we would be far ahead of the game in Afghanistan
The United States on Monday, September 14, 2009 launched an air attack (using helicopters) on suspected terrorists in Somalia. Among other things, the attack apparently killed the suspected terrorist, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan.
Somali Anger at Al-Qaeda KillingMany Somalis are upset at the U.S. killing of a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist, according to this BBC article.
The Russian Spetsnaz (Special Purpose Forces) are some of the best, most highly-trained troops in the world. They are in the same tier as the United States Special Forces, likely most similar to Delta Force because of their versatility and high level of proficiency.
Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen WASHINGTON — American officials say they are seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group's leaders, are moving to Somalia and Yemen from their principal haven in Pakistan's tribal areas.
Taliban Stir Rising Anger of Pakistanis...history moves quickly in Pakistan, and after months of televised Taliban cruelties, broken promises and suicide attacks, there is a spreading sense — apparent in the news media, among politicians and the public — that many Pakistanis are finally turning against the Taliban …
Message on Obama Attributed to Bin LadenJust as President Obama arrived in the Middle East, the Al Jazeera television news broadcast an audiotape on Wednesday that it said was Osama bin Laden condemning Mr. Obama for planting new seeds of "hatred and vengeance toward Americans." More Articles
The Modern Iranian ArmyFounded in the early 1900's, the Modern Iranian Army was trained by German, Swedish, Russian, and British officers.
Ambush at Afghan school in 'Valley of Death'Minutes after dropping off supplies at a school, a U.S.-Afghan patrol becomes pinned down in an area of mountains, caves and ravines that American soldiers call "the Valley of Death."
What Does Obama's Afghan Command Change Mean?For the first such change in wartime since Harry Truman replaced General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War in 1951, Barack Obama is replacing General David McKiernan in Afghanistan.
'120 killed' as US bombs Afghan village A misdirected US air strike has killed as many as 120 Afghans, including dozens of women and children. The attack is the deadliest such bombing involving civilian casualties so far in the eight years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
Soldiers as street fighters When war became urban (Berlin in 1945, or more recently Chechnya) cities and people were ravaged. Now, given the rise in population of towns and cities, the French army must familiarise itself with more subtle warfare where all-out destruction is not an option.
Taliban Seize Control of Area Near Pakistani CapitalTaliban militants have established control of a strategically important area only 70 miles from the capital, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The move is part of an unrelenting push by the Taliban toward the heart of Pakistan. More Articles
This coming week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is expected to announce significant changes in armed forces weapons and acquisition programs.
America Expects Accountability From PakistanU.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will give Pakistan the tools it needs to help defeat al-Qaida, but expects accountability in return. More Articles
A Soldiers Take on Trojan WarriorThis is a first hand after action report on Trojan Warrior, by Staff Sgt. Raymond Drumsta, 138th MPAD. My old German home, Panzer Kassern in now home to the 1/10th SF and the old tank ranges are used for firearms training.
NATO Says Senior Taliban Leader SlainA senior Taliban leader responsible for numerous roadside bombings and suicide attacks against NATO forces has been killed along with nine other insurgent fighters, NATO said Monday. More Articles
Taliban Poised at the Gates of KabulA top Taliban commander has told CNN his insurgents are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city. More Articles
Counter-terror naval drill in second phaseKARACHI, March 9: An international peace-keeping and counter-terror naval exercise in the Arabian Sea entered the second phase on Monday.
Thriller king Forsyth ends up in Africa mayhemIt could have been a scene right out of one of his own thrillers. And when his next novel is published, it may very well be.
Google Earth reveals secret history of US base in PakistanThe US was secretly flying unmanned drones from the Shamsi airbase in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan as early as 2006, according to an image of the base from Google Earth.
Examination of Tape Raises Questions about Osama bin Laden's HealthThis indicates to me that something is amiss. Perhaps it is a result of all these years living wherever it is he's living – in a cave, in a series of tunnels, in a mud fort somewhere. Perhaps, his body just can't take the strain of all these years living in the rough.
Pakistan al-Qaeda Leaders 'Dead'A Pakistan government official, requesting anonymity, confirmed to the BBC earlier US statements that the two men were killed along with a militant from Pakistan's Punjab province in South Waziristan, on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. 'Significant'
A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likelyThe U.S. Government is working on a plan to increase the number of Army Special Forces Groups in Afghanistan by 20 when the 'surge' of 30,000 troops is redeployed there next year.
Unconventional Warfare in the 21st Century: U.S. Surrogates, Terrorists and NarcotraffickersOn December 13, the whistleblowing website Wikileaks did investigative- and citizen journalists a great service by publishing the Army Special Operations Forces FM 3-05.130, titled Unconventional Warfare. Published in September 2008, the 248-page document though unclassified, is …
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