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Ensuring al-Qaeda and other terrorists can’t regroup will be hampered by diminished intelligence and the distant basing of U.S. forces.

WASHINGTON — US troops are set to leave Afghanistan no later than Sept. 11, but the Pentagon, US spy agencies, and Western allies are refining plans to deploy a less visible but still potent force in the region to prevent the country from again becoming a terrorist base.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:57 UTC © Sputnik / David B. Gleason Throughout the tenure of three American presidents, the US military maintained a presence in Afghanistan; Joe Bidens decision this week to withdraw all forces by 11 September, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, sparked concerns among analysts that the move is fraught with a further escalation of the countrys ongoing civil war. A report claims top military brass had advocated for keeping a small US presence on the ground ahe...

The Marines on the Combat Center in Twentynine Palms will hold a non-combatant evacuation operation exercise today (Friday April 16). The exercise will be held at the Lance Corporal Torrey Gray Field on the base from 1 to 10 p.m. Roads around the field will also be closed during that time: Sturgis Road, Fifth and Sixth Streets, and the Del Valle track and field. Areas closed from 4 to 10 p.m. are Third Street between Bourke and Del Valle, and Del Valle Road from First to Fourth Streets. Marines...

AFP Photo Lucknow: Coming to the rescue of Covid-hit patients in his parliamentary constituency, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has announced to set up two Covid Hospitals in the state capital Lucknow. A team of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has rushed to Lucknow to select places for setting up two Covid hospitals of 250 beds and 300 beds respectively. The Defence Minister has directed senior Army Medical Corps and DRDO officials to set-up the two hospitals at w...

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By Staff Sgt. Miranda A. Loera, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs / Published April 15, 2021 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven C. Rehana, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics technician, purges a liquid oxygen cart at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 15, 2021. The cryogenics flight is responsible for providing more than 4,000 gallons of liquid oxygen per month to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda A. Loera) U....

USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General New Navy Fleet Commanders in Pacific, Middle East Nominated; New Picks for N9, Inspector General April 15, 2021 3:04 PM The White House has put forward nominees to lead the Navy’s two fleets in the Pacific and the fleet in the Middle East, as well as the service’s chief requirements officer and inspector general, the Pentagon announced this week. ...

U.S. and Allies Plan Fight From Afar Against Al Qaeda Once Troops Exit Afghanistan Drones, long-range bombers and spy networks will be used in an effort to prevent Afghanistan from re-emerging as a terrorist base to threaten the United States. Traffic last month in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. American intelligence analysts say security in the country could worsen almost immediately.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times April 15, 2021Updated 8:23 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — American troops are s...

Biden ignored Joint Chiefs requests to keep troops in Afghanistan: Retired general who ran operations against the Taliban says extremists are celebrating withdrawal amid claims president overruled Pentagon top brass Joe Biden went against the advice and insistence of the Pentagons top brass in announcing a total U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan  The president announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...