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During World War I, specially trained 'mercy dogs' rescued wounded soldiers and delivered medical supplies on battlefields too deadly for human medicsWorld War I saw brave mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, on the front lines. These intelligent animals, wearing Red Cross vests, sear...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan steps down: Meet Hung Cao, Vietnam refugee and Trump ally taking chargeSecretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is stepping down: Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has resigned, with Undersecretary Hung Cao stepping in...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves his job, marks latest departure of a top defense leaderUS Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly departed his post. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a decorated Navy veteran and former congressional ca...
Who is Ben Roberts-Smith? Former decorated Australian soldier arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan; all you need to knowAustralia's decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crimes allegations after a five-year investigation. Arrested at Sydney airport,...
British SAS, an elite commando unit or barbarians? Explosive allegations expose “war crimes” in AfghanistanA major inquiry reveals disturbing allegations against the British SAS in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. Veterans accuse colleagues of ...
Kamala Harris criticises Donald Trump for taking photos at Arlington National Cemetery, 'disrespecting sacred ground'US Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump for his recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where he repo...
Biden honors Sept. 11 victims as shadow of Afghan war loomsSunday's ceremony occurred a little more than a year after Biden ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies laun...
Some British veterans taking their lives due to anger over Afghan withdrawal"I know, unfortunately, there have been soldiers who served in Afghanistan, indeed a soldier who served on my last tour in Afghanistan, who...
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and yearsFor the past 11 years I have closely followed the post-9/11 conflicts for the Costs of War Project, an initiative that brings together more...
Taliban's gains in Afghanistan pose fears of JMB's resurgence in East: ExpertsAs the Taliban took over Herat, Kandahar and other cities in Afghanistan, analysts have started worrying that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Banglade...
Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollarsAs the Taliban in a lightning offensive recapture much of the country before the United States' Aug. 31 deadline for ending its combat role...
'We lost': Some United States veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted"A hundred percent we lost the war," Lilley said. "The whole point was to get rid of the Taliban and we didn't do that. The Taliban will ta...
The war in Afghanistan, by the numbersThe Afghan government no longer publishes data for losses within its army, which are significant, but President Ashraf Ghani in 2019 said m...
Australia reverses decision to withhold medals from veteransAustralian Defense Chief Angus Campbell had decided to take citations from more than 3,000 special forces troops after a military report re...
No timetable for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: USTrump's remarks come just days after he said it has been decided that the American strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia will change drama...
- US to prevent Iran from acquiring nukes: Obama's Pentagon pick
The US Defense Secretary nominee told lawmakers that the US will continue to focus on challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, where...
Global war on terror: Enormous and avoidable price of 9/11Ironically, the wars have undermined US' (and the world's) security, again in ways that bin Laden could not have imagined.
- Mumbai attackers trained by special forces: Russian expert
Handwriting and character of the Mumbai events demonstrates that they were not ordinary terrorists. More on investigations I Full coverage ...
- US Senate approves Iraq, Afghanistan war funding
The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a much-disputed bill alloting USD 162 bn for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- McCain says only World War III would justify draft
Only World War III would prompt Republican presidential candidate John McCain to bring back the military draft, McCain said on Tuesday. Man...