I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America
Mitt Romney, GOP nominee for President, delivered his acceptance speech and never once mentioned our troops in Afghanistan or those that have died or were wounded in the Iraq war. Meanwhile, 5 Aussie troops were killed in Afghanistan today. Watch video and read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-30/five-aussie-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/4233558
A Standard Patrol In Afghanistan When Their Convoy Stopped To Check Out Their Surroundings. Then Out Of The Blue Small Arms Fire Was Directed At Them. Were One Marine Got Shot Just Above His Ass.
The SKYDEX Convoy Deck has been installed on thousands of MATVs in service in Afghanistan -- because tests show that in an IED blast that means a 100 percent chance of injury to crew members, the innovative SKYDEX Convoy Deck reduces the chance of injury to just 10 percent.
Since the beginning of the the Afghan War in 2001 up to the current day, there have been 2,000 U.S. servicemen and women who have lost their lives. That number includes both combat deaths as well as military suicides that occurred in Afghanistan. Ray Suarez looks at the factors that have contributed to those casualties.
Warning This Package Contains graphic images of medical procedures**Package about the Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. See what a great job the medical staff do in Afghanistan.
The uptick in attacks by Afghan security forces against coalition troops has hit home, with all troops at NATO headquarters and all bases across Afghanistan now ordered to carry loaded weapons around the clock, CNN learned Friday.
Gen. John Allen, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, ordered the move, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the orders. The order, made in recent days, was divulged amid two more so-called green-on-blue or insider attacks Friday.
An Afghan police officer opened fire on U.S. troops in Farah province in southwestern Afghanistan, killing two service members, the NATO-led command said. Two International Security Assistance Force troops and an Afghan service member were wounded by another Afghan service member in Kandahar province, in the south.
The order comes as coalition forces adopt and study measures aimed at thwarting such attacks.
Following on the heels of two more GIs killed Afghanistan by a newly recruited Afghan cop, the U.S. military has ordered all soldiers to "lock and load" their weapons.
"Womens' veterans groups and media figures widely criticized Fox News pundit Liz Trotta last week for claiming that women service members should "expect" sexual assault and complaining about levels of bureaucracy that support women who have been "raped too much." Trotta was reacting to and complaining about a recent Pentagon decision to relax rules on women serving in combat roles...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur talk about Trotta's follow up to her original comments.
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon Apache Company and ANA forces conduct a Patrol following a tip about insurgent activities. They come into contact with insurgents and return fire. During the mission they also, seize and destroy drugs. Video shows soldiers engaging the enemy with small arms including 60mm mortar and M72 LAW.
The GOP team of MITT ROMNEY and PAUL RYAN are already lining up War hawks in case they win so they will be ready to go to war with IRAN, SYRIA and NORTH KOREA.
It was another deadly week in Afghanistan and in this video Rachel Maddow of MSNBC pays tribute to Command Sgt. Major Kevin Griffin who was killed in combat.
War Surgery footage with a doctor providing commentary on how to care for battle wounds. I do not own this video and this video is meant for educational purposes only. The footage is uncensored and very graphic; watch it at your own discretion.
Watch a first-hand account of the widespread corruption; get an inside look at the drug trade, rampant child sex abuse, and ever-present Taliban control. All these elements make Afghanistan one of the most frightening and unstable places on earth.
We touch down in Kabul and are treated to Taliban hospitality on the first night: a suicide bomb at a neighboring hotel interrupts a pleasant night's sleep. After kicking around pieces of the suicide bomber with local kids, we meet General Farooq Assas, head of the Afghan National Police Force, the kids who are being trained to police the country. At the end of the day, we drink moonshine with an ex-Mujahideen who has a thing for young boys. And they said Kabul would be heavy.
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Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, patrol through the Nawa district to promote confidence in Afghan security. The security forces participating in the 30-mile, four-day patrol heard gunfire in the distance on the first day. ANA soldiers and Afghan Local Police aided by Marines patrolled several hundred meters into the desert to contact the enemy and provide security for local residents. The insurgents fled once Coalition forces arrived at their position and the patrol through Nawa continued. Video by Cpl. Jeff Drew.
Known to US soldiers as the Valley of Death, it's been the scene of the some of the most intense fighting in the war in Afghanistan.
After years of intense fighting, the US has left its remote outpost in the Korengal Valley, in the country's east.
Al Jazeera's James Bays has more on the move, which the US calls a re-positioning of forces, but which the Taliban has declared a US defeat.