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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban fighters took control of Kabul on Sunday as the Afghan government collapsed, President Ashraf Ghani fled, and the long-dominant American presence appeared to be coming to an abrupt and chaotic end after nearly 20 years, with tens of thousands of people trying to escape.
27 Jun 2021 - 13:40 KABUL (Pajhwok): Classified documents of the UK Defence Ministry regarding an expected UK military presence in Afghanistan have been found at a bus stop in Kent, the BBC reported on Sunday. One set of the sensitive defence papers outlined plans for a possible British military presence in Afghanistan after an end to the US-led NATO operation, the report said. Other documents spell out details about HMS Defender and Russia’s expected reaction to the ship’s passage through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast. Recovered from in a squelchy heap...
Balad Air Base. (Photo: Archive) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The departure of the US company Lockheed Martin from Iraq's Balad airbase is “imminent,” a security source told Kurdistan 24 on Sunday on the condition of anonymity. The move comes amid continued rocket attacks by suspected Iran-backed militias on Iraqi bases housing American troops and contractors. Balad airbase, located in Salahuddin province, only hosts contractors from Lockheed Martin, who are “critical” to supporting Iraqi F-16 operations, Airforce Magazine reported Tuesday. “These contractors were forced to leave in Mar...
Bring the troops home is a dream, not a strategy A full withdrawal from Afghanistan is a costly blunder and failure of leadership that will increase the terrorism threat to the US and its allies. Share US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw the United States’ remaining military forces from Afghanistan rests far more on domestic politics than on national security strategy. In 2020, he campaigned on the issue. He said last week, “It’s time to end the forever war.” We should “be focused on the reason we went in the first place: to ensure Afghanistan would not be used as a base...
180th Fighter Wing returning home from overseas deployments Tuesday More than 400 180th airmen were deployed overseas during 2020. The final airmen will return from their deployments on Jan. 26 at 12:30 p.m. Credit: Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker F-16 jets lined up on Oct. 12, 2020, before departing from the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton for an Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 7:47 PM EST January 25, 2021 SWANTON, Ohio — Airmen with the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing are scheduled to ret...