
Contents: Defense Sec’y Carter visits Afghanistan, warns of ISIS and resurgent Taliban; Taliban victories in Helmand put Obama’s Afghan withdrawal policy in doubt; Obama’s 30,000 troop Afghan ‘surge’ strategy now in seventh year
by John J. Xenakis21 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The blame for the accidental bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz has fallen on some American troops who, as a result, have been suspended from their duties and are under investigation by the military for not following the rules of engagement during the strike, the top commander of U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan told reporters.
by Edwin Mora26 Nov 2015, 9:49 AM PST0

The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan was treating 20 wounded Taliban members when it was bombed last month by U.S. military aircraft, according an internal review of the attack.
by Edwin Mora6 Nov 2015, 3:36 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided inaccurate location data for nearly two dozen health facilities in the western Afghan province of Herat, placing the hospitals at risk of suffering the same deadly fate as the Doctors Without Borders medical center, a watchdog agency appointed by Congress found.
by Edwin Mora28 Oct 2015, 8:19 PM PST0

The Taliban terrorists’ reach in Afghanistan is greater than at any point since their regime was dethroned by the United States military in 2001, United Nations data obtained by The New York Times (NYT) reveals.
by Edwin Mora19 Oct 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

Taliban terrorists committed “widespread and grave” human rights violations while they fought Afghan government forces for control of the key northern city of Kunduz at the beginning of this month, reveals Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
by Edwin Mora18 Oct 2015, 7:51 PM PST0

Contents: President Obama reverses himself on Afghanistan troop withdrawal; The ‘surge’ strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan; China and US poised for South China Sea military confrontation
by John J. Xenakis16 Oct 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

An apology from the President of the United States is not enough for Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) (MSF). The organization wants to pursue an international investigation into the alleged “war crime” committed by U.S. forces when American fighter jets bombed an MSF facility that was operating in Taliban-contested territory, killing 22 people, including 12 members of MSF’s staff.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Oct 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

U.S. General John Campbell claims that Afghan allies called in a U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) (MSF) clinic, in direct contrast to an earlier statement which claimed that the American military acted independently.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Oct 2015, 2:17 PM PST0

An offensive launched by Afghan security forces failed to recapture the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
by Edwin Mora30 Sep 2015, 1:03 PM PST0

The Taliban reconquered Kunduz city, part of the group’s former stronghold in northern Afghanistan and the first provincial capital seized by the militants since they lost power following the U.S.-led invasion in October 2001.
by Edwin Mora29 Sep 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

Contents: Taliban scores major strategic victory in Afghanistan, capturing Kunduz; The Afghan Taliban return to Kunduz after fourteen years; Repercussions for Central Asia
by John J. Xenakis29 Sep 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

Hundreds of Taliban terrorists have captured half of the strategic capital of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan and freed 500 inmates from a local prison including fellow militants, according to news reports.
by Edwin Mora28 Sep 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

Contents: Report: Greece’s debt crisis being kicked down the road; Afghan Taliban strikes Afghan parliament in Kabul; Afghan Taliban close to seizing the city of Kunduz
by John J. Xenakis23 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Anti-government riots and violence increase in Burundi; Concerns over an all-out crisis civil war in Burundi are misplaced; Fears grow in Central Asia of an ISIS-Taliban alliance in Afghanistan
by John J. Xenakis8 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0