Security measures and personnel are being scrutinized following news that three American citizens were among the 21 persons killed by “Taliban militants” in the Friday night attack on a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan. Additionally, two British citizens, two Canadians, “the
BANNU, Pakistan (AP) A Taliban bombing inside an army compound in northwest Pakistan killed at least 20 troops Sunday, officials and militants said, in one of the deadliest attacks to target the country’s forces as they battle insurgents in its
The White House condemned the Jan. 17 Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul that killed 21 people, including two American college workers. CNN reported earlier Saturday that two American University of Afghanistan workers were among the 13 foreigners killed in
Fifty-year old mother of five Colonel Jamila Bayaaz is Afghanistan’s first female police chief. She is in charge of the 1st district of Kabul, which is home to one of the capitol’s busiest shopping centers. She also hopes to inspire
The Taliban yesterday killed up to 21 people, including 13 foreigners, in a suicide bomb and small arms attack on a Kabul restaurant frequented by expatriates. U.S. Air Force Maj. Cathleen Snow, a spokeswoman for the U.S./NATO-led International Security Assistance
The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their 19th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards in Santa Monica, CA last night. The show was broadcasted live on The CW, but Breitbart News was their to witness the actors reactions first hand. The
I loved “Lone Survivor,” and judging by the box office receipts, so did a whole lot of other people. But film critics are not under any imperative to give it good reviews, no matter what they really think. Even if
The U.S. inspector general for spending in Afghanistan told the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that Afghanistan’s opium “crisis” is a U.S. national security concern because it destabilizes the country’s economy and it nourishes insurgent groups like the Taliban.
A U.S. soldier was killed on Jan. 14 following “a fire attack” by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. On Jan. 14, the U.S.-NATO-led coalition formally known as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported that one of its service members “died
In a fairly positive review of “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” Paramount’s latest reboot of Tom Clancy’s CIA hero, The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy reveals that this origin story depicts a young Jack Ryan (Christopher Pine) as inspired to serve his
Fox News Insider: On Fox and Friends this morning, the mother of fallen Navy SEAL Matthew G. Axelson weighed in on Lone Survivor, the portrayal of her son, and some criticism of the film from the political left. The film
(Bagram, Afghanistan) On a grey-brown December morning, an Afghan Air Force C-208 taxis and holds short of runway two-nine at Kabul International Airport. Its mission isn’t glamorous: a liaison flight from the capital to the NATO Base at Bagram, up
On Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story,” contributor Julie Roginsky shocked host Gretchen Carlson by casually suggesting Obama had no commitment to the Afghanistan war…
President Barack Obama’s war in Afghanistan has been a failure, according to the Afghanistan Times. In an editorial article, the Afghan news outlet stated, “If we dig deep into [Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert] Gates’ scathing critique, it can be
President Barack Obama responds to former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates memoir in which he criticizes Obama’s lack of commitment to the Afghanistan war…
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos told Marines in Afghanistan that by the end of this year their mission will have been “completed,” U-T San Diego reported today. However, the same article pointed out that it remains uncertain whether
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has confirmed that the Taliban shot down a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter on December 17, 2013 in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. When the Army aircraft went down the ISAF initially indicated “there was no
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.Navy Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet wanted to start a family. But her job as a Navy pilot and the fact that she and her husband, also a naval officer, were stationed in different parts of
Some U.S. veterans who fought and watched their fellow soldiers killed in Iraq are having difficulty coming to grips with al-Qaeda’s resurgence in the country, the Washington Post reported. “Could someone smart convince me that the black flag of al-Qaeda flying
A four-year old boy was inadvertently killed by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials. The Helmand province governor’s office told Reuters “that U.S. Marines based in the violence-plagued province mistakenly shot the boy on Wednesday because visibility was poor.”
A member of the Afghan National Army (ANA) is waiting to be hanged after being convicted by an Afghan court of killing a U.S. Marine in 2012, in what is commonly known as a green-on-blue attack, Marine Corps Times reported.
Three U.S. Soldiers and a civilian were killed in “an aircraft mishap” in Afghanistan, according to military officials. There is no indication that enemy fire was involved, a defense official told ABC News. “International Security Assistance Force [ISAF]
Former Secretary of State Robert Gates’ memoir My Duty highlights actions the Obama administration undertook to try to defeat Hamid Karzai during his 2009 re-election bid. Hot Air published excerpts of the book, describing “a fascinating account of a failed
The thriving Afghan opium trade–which has grown dramatically during the ongoing U.S.-led occupation, reaching record highs–may turn Afghanistan into a criminal state if left unabated, experts warn. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 8, Nasir
As a Navy pilot who flew combat missions in Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (2003) and now as a Member of Congress, I cannot react to the news of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s resurgence in Fallujah and Ramadi with anything but
