A wave of attacks in Afghanistan resulted in the deaths of 7 U.S. troops and an Afghan politician over the weekend. Authorities revealed on Sunday that the seven U.S. troops were killed in separate incidents. Three of the service members who were killed were casualties from two separate battles in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, according [...]

Two U.S. bases in eastern Afghanistan were attacked by Taliban fighters on Saturday morning, according to a report by The Washington Post. The news was shared by NATO and Afghan officials. The attacks began at 4 in the morning on Saturday, with the launching of simultaneous attacks against Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province [...]

The director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has revealed to a House subcommittee that IED attacks against US and Allied troops are now even more lethal than before, according to a report by USA Today’s Tom Vanden Brook and posted on the Navy Times. Lt. Gen. Michael Oates spoke before the [...]