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On April 13, 2017, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb known as the Mother of All Bombs or MOAB for short was used for the first time in combat. The largest non-nuclear weapon in current inventory was used against an ISIS target in a remote part of far northeast Afghanistan. The target in question was reportedly an ISIS complex of tunnels, caves and a camp where personnel were assembling. The MOAB is a large-yield conventional (non-nuclear) precision guided bomb, developed for the United States Air Force by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. At the...

On Monday’s broadcast of “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel, retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer of the London Center for Policy Research revealed to host Bill O’Reilly that sources tell him U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face charges for desertion. Bergdahl was held captive by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan from June 2009 until his release in May 2014, which was part of a prisoner exchange for five Taliban members who were being held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.

(April 24, 2011) Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu was a prisoner at the Guantánamo Bay prison, judged “a probable member of Al Qaeda” by the analysts there. They concluded in a newly disclosed 2005 assessment that his release would represent a “medium to high risk, as he is likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies.” Today, Mr. Qumu, 51, is a notable figure in the Libyan rebels’ fight to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, reportedly a leader of a ragtag band of fighters known as the Darnah Brigade for his birthplace, this shabby port...

What do Moveon.org, thinkprogress.org, americanprogress.org, and mediamatters.org all have in common ? Well, they're all part of Pharoah $oros' empire....They're all followed by the 2+2=5 crowd....They all hate America.....Oh yeah, NOT ONE OF THEM HAS COME OUT AGAINST CHAIRMAN OBAMA'S LIBYAN ADVENTURE! If you'll kindly take a stroll with me down Memory Hole Lane, you'll recall that all of the above websites and parent organizations were virulently against the wars in Afganistan and Iraq. They often compared then President Bush to Adolf Hitler, chanted nonsense like "Not in my name!", held peace rallies, blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda. It...

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed two enemy fighters and detained several others, including a Haqqani network terrorist leader, in the Sabari district of Afghanistan’s Khost province yesterday. The Haqqani leader is linked to several bombing attacks on security forces and to weapons smuggling throughout the province. Troops captured him and the other suspected insurgents after receiving tips about his whereabouts from local residents. Forces killed two armed insurgents in a shootout as they were departing the area. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- Security forces searching for a Taliban leader with 80 foreign fighters...

More than 500 suspected Taliban fighters detained by U.S. forces have been released from custody at the urging of Afghan government officials, angering both American troops and some Afghans who oppose the policy on the grounds that many of those released return to the battlefield to kill NATO soldiers and Afghan civilians.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2009 – Members of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force met with village elders today after reports that civilians, including women and children, had been killed in an engagement between ISAF forces and insurgents yesterday in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province. After extensive fighting with insurgents at a compound in Nad Ali district yesterday, ISAF aircraft dropped a single precision-guided bomb on the insurgents’ position. Following the engagement, ISAF officials received reports of civilian casualties, and a number of civilians with injuries reported to ISAF troops. They were given immediate medical attention or were transported...

Have you noticed that hardly anyone ever inflates their kill numbers anymore? Americans and Europeans see no political benefit to claiming to kill more people than they are, rightly surmising that it would just lead to further peace protests. But things are different in the Middle East, especially among terrorist regimes like the Taliban and Hamas. It seems the less accomplished, the more backwards-thinking the regime, the greater the need to overstate one's fearsomeness. Apparently the Taliban is re-living the Crusade period. The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most...

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2008 – Coalition troops killed several enemy fighters, detained nine others, and destroyed caches of weapons and drugs in Afghanistan today, military officials said. During a coalition forces operation to disrupt anti-government operations in Paktia province, troops killed several militants and captured nine others. An unknown number of enemy fighters engaged coalition troops who were searching several compounds in Zurmat district. Forces responded with small-arms fire and air strikes. The troops also seized and destroyed several rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and other equipment. Elsewhere in Afghanistan today, coalition forces searched several compounds in the Garmsir district of...

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 14, 2008 – Afghan National Army soldiers at the Afghan National Detention Facility here showcased their skills during an emergency action plan exercise May 11. Members of the Afghan National Army at the Afghan National Detention Facility detain a simulated escaped detainee during an emergency action plan exercise May 11, 2008, while Army Master Sgt. Gary Byers, of Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan Military Police Operations, observes. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The exercise validated the detention facility’s brigade and...

A memorial is displayed in honor of Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner during a memorial ceremony May 1 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Airman Yelner died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device April 29 near Tag Ab, Afghanistan. Airman Yelner was assigned as a convoy driver with the Kapisa and Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Kevin M. Gibson) BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Airmen and Soldiers from Bagram Air Base honored an Airman who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country during a memorial ceremony May 1 here. Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner, a...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, April 1, 2008 – Army cooks from Task Force Pacemaker in Afghanistan are providing their own unique touch and a taste of home with each hot meal they serve to soldiers throughout Regional Command East. Cooks from Task Force Pacemaker, deployed from Fort Lewis Wash., prepare lunch for soldiers at the Reception, Staging, Onward Movements and Integration dining facility at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, March 4, 2008. Photo by Capt. Kenya V. Saenz, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The Task Force Pacemaker Headquarters Support Company cooks, deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash.,...

NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, March 20, 2008 – As part of their ongoing effort to enhance communication and cooperation, Afghan and Pakistani border security forces at Torkham Gate met Feb. 28 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s Special Troops Battalion commander to address security and communication issues and the upcoming opening of the Khyber Border Coordination Center. Paratroopers from the 173rd Special Troops Battalion and Afghan border police patrol the bridge between Afghanistan and Pakistan Feb. 28, 2008. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Preventing insurgent operations in the border area requires constant communication between the Afghan and...

Media AdvisoryFallen Soldier Returning HomeMA 06-26 - October 10, 2006OTTAWA, Ont. — Our fallen soldier, Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, a member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD), based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, is scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow. Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario. When: Wednesday, October 11, 7:55 p.m. What: At the wishes of the families, media are invited to view the arrival, though no interviews will be given. Present to pay their respects will be The Minister of National Defence, Gordon O’Connor, and other dignitaries. Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson was killed October...

Rebuilt girls' school burned downJune 6 2003Suspected Islamic fundamentalists opposed to female education have burned down a girls' school near the Afghan capital, Kabul, the latest in a series of such attacks since the fall of the Taliban regime. The state-run Arman-e-Millie daily newspaper said the school in Maidan province, about 30 kilometres south-west of Kabul, had recently been rebuilt and equipped by the United Nations. It blamed the attack on "enemies of science and culture" and said it was the sixth girls' school to be burned in Maidan since the Taliban was ousted by a US-led coalition in late...