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Atentado suicida vitima dezenas em mesquita xiita de Cabul

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Funcionárias do aeroporto de Kandahar abatidas a tiro

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Líder Taliban morto em Ghazni

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Primeira mulher piloto da Força Aérea afegã pede asilo aos E.U.A.

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General norte-americano quer mais militares da NATO no Afeganistão

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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator (ATAC) Calls In Air Support During Training

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Ataque dos EUA no Afeganistão: 36 terroristas mortos pela "mãe de todas as bombas"

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Presumo que os casamentos e baptizados tenham estado suspensos durante a visita...

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Defence Secretary Jim Mattis’ visit to Afghanistan (all times local):

10:15 a.m.

The top American general in Afghanistan is suggesting that Russia is arming the Taliban.

At a news conference with Defence Secretary Jim Mattis at his side, Gen. John Nicholson avoided offering specifics about Russia’s involvement in the Afghan war.

http://popularmilitary.com/u-s-defence-secretary-jim-mattis-makes-unannounced-trip-afghanistan/

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http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/afghanistan-soldiers-wounded

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three U.S. service members in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, confirmed the toll and said another 25 Afghan civilians were wounded in the morning rush-hour attack near the U.S. Embassy, which destroyed several civilian vehicles

U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Salvin, a military spokesman, confirmed that three soldiers were wounded in the attack.

The Islamic State group claimed the attack in a statement carried by its Aamaq media arm. An affiliate of the extremist group has gathered strength in recent years, and is now at war with both the U.S.-backed government and the much larger Taliban insurgency.

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http://americanmilitarynews.com/2017/05/breaking-confirmed-head-of-isis-in-afghanistan-killed-in-raid-by-50-u-s-special-forces-40-afghan-commandos/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=alt&utm_source=skyfighters

U.S. and Afghan officials revealed Sunday that the head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib has been confirmed dead as a result of a joint U.S. and Afghan operation carried out on April 27th. The raid was carried out by 50 U.S. Army Rangers which are part of Army Special Operations and 40 Afghan commandos.

A Pentagon spokesperson previously said that Hasib was most likely killed but there has been no confirmation until now.

Hasib’s predecessor, Hafiz Saeed Khan was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

The 90 troops were dropped by helicopter into Nangarhar Province, close to where the U.S. MOAB, or “mother of all bombs,” was dropped on April 13. Upon landing the Rangers were met with heavy fire and called in air support from drones, Apache helicopters, F-16s and an AC-130. Gen. John Nicholson said in a statement that “This successful joint operation is another important step in our relentless campaign to defeat ISIS-K in 2017,” and continued, ‘This is the second ISIS-K emir we have killed in nine months, along with dozens of their leaders and hundreds of their fighters.”

The statement said that 35 ISIS fighters and high ranking commanders were also killed in the raid.

It was previously reported that two Rangers, Sgt. Josh Rodgers and Sgt. Cameron Thomas were killed during the raid and the Pentagon is investigating whether they were killed by friendly fire or not.

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Waste Deep in the Big Afghaniquicksand
(Source: Project On Government Oversight; issued May 05, 2017)

By Mark Thompson
Source: US Budgetary Costs of Wars through 2016: $4.79 Trillion and Counting
Last week brought the 35th quarterly report from the indefatigable John Sopko about your investment in Afghanistan. It’s kind of like having the Grim Reaper as a houseguest. Repeatedly.

Much of Afghanistan, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction told Congress, remains under the control of the Taliban, which the U.S. drove out of the capital of Kabul nearly 16 years ago. The continuing war, as the Taliban attempts to claw their way back into power, is generating a “shockingly high” number of dead Afghan troops and record civilian casualties, he added in a report made even more depressing because so little attention has been paid to it.

“America’s longest war is now in its sixteenth year, driven by the long-standing goal of ensuring that Afghanistan never again serves as a platform for terrorist attacks on the United States,” Sopko said in his 273-page tome. “The fighting continues, as does a reconstruction effort that has so far absorbed more than $117 billion in congressional appropriations. Both the security and civil aspects of reconstruction—ranging from developing Afghan security forces and advising ministry staff, to building clinics and electrifying towns—have yielded mixed results.”

“Mixed results” is Sopko’s delicate way of describing where the U.S. finds itself: “A dangerous and stubborn insurgency controls or exerts influence over areas holding about a third of the Afghan population. Heavy casualties and capability gaps limit the effectiveness of Afghan soldiers and police. Opium production stands near record levels. Illiteracy and poverty remain widespread. Corruption reaches into every aspect of national life. The rule of law has limited reach. Multiple obstacles deter investors and complicate business operations. The ranks of the job-less grow as the economy stagnates.”(continua.....)

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/feature/5/183434/16-years-on%3A-waste-deep-in-the-big-afghaniquicksand.html

O relatório mencionado no artigo:

https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2017-04-30qr.pdf