Tag: Afghanistan

Reportedly, the president is considering up to 5,000 more troops. This proposal should be rejected. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Instead of sending more soldiers to Afghanistan, Trump should do this

Daniel Davis · June 21, 2017 10:04 pm

The U.S. government may have overpaid nearly $30 million dollars for uniforms for the Afghan National Army because it used a private contractor who offered a camouflage pattern that is unsuited to the country's terrain. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)

National Security

Watchdog: Pentagon may have wasted $30 million on buying the wrong pattern of Afghan army uniforms

Jamie McIntyre · June 21, 2017 1:27 pm

McCain's criticism is an escalation of congressional frustration with the Trump administration's handling of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

John McCain: Trump still has ‘no strategy’ in Afghanistan

Joel Gehrke · June 19, 2017 5:01 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens while testifying on Capitol Hill on June 13 before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense department's budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

There’s method in Jim Mattis

Washington Examiner · June 19, 2017 4:02 am

Damaged part of USS Fitzgerald is seen at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo Sunday, June 18, 2017. Navy divers found a number of sailors' bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship Saturday in the busy sea off Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

National Security

Weekend wrap: Steve Scalise and Matt Mika continue to improve; 7 sailors die in accident

Kyle Feldscher · June 19, 2017 3:35 am

Reportedly, the president is considering up to 5,000 more troops. This proposal should be rejected. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP)

National Security

Afghan soldier attacks US forces

Joel Gehrke · June 17, 2017 2:35 pm

Mattis argues that to be successful, any new strategy must extend beyond the borders of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Mattis’ new Afghanistan strategy includes putting pressure on Pakistan, source says

Jamie McIntyre · June 17, 2017 4:01 am

Another 1,000 U.S. troops will not "fix" Afghanistan. Neither will another 5,000, or another 10,000 or 20,000. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP)

National Security

Pentagon denies report that Mattis has decided to send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · June 16, 2017 4:33 pm

A U.S. official told the Associated Press that an official announcement will happen as early as next week. (iStock)

National Security

Pentagon to send nearly 4,000 additional US forces to Afghanistan

The Associated Press · June 16, 2017 1:46 am

Trump Delegates Afghanistan Troop Levels to Mattis

Michael Warren · June 15, 2017 9:00 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis placed the blame for the current mess in Afghanistan squarely on the Obama administration, telling Congress Wednesday that by cutting support for the Afghan forces prematurely, President Obama allowed the Taliban to regroup and recover. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Jim Mattis: Obama admin’s missteps undercut Afghanistan’s stability

Jamie McIntyre · June 14, 2017 4:11 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed Wednesday that President Trump has given him the authority to set the number of troops in Afghanistan as the U.S. rethinks its strategy there. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Mattis confirms Trump gave him authority over Afghanistan troop numbers

Travis J. Tritten · June 14, 2017 3:37 pm