An American soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State group in Afghanistan late on Saturday, the US military said in a statement posted on Twitter. “A US soldier was killed in action while conducting operations against ISIS-Khorasan in Afghanistan,” US Navy Captain Bill Salvin said, referring to a provincial affiliate of the jihadist … Read more
It was first used by the armies of the Roman Empire. Centuries later, the tourniquet is buying casualties in Afghanistan what they need most — time — as surgeons adapt their battlefield procedures to the grinding conflict. Since the US invasion of 2001, the pattern of injuries sustained in Afghanistan has changed when compared to … Read more
The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have been using the relatively quiet winter to bolster Afghan troops against the Taliban. The war-torn country’s security forces are being killed in horrific numbers as they grapple with a militant resurgence, raising questions about how much more … Read more