US army and CIA may be guilty of war crimes in Afghanistan, says ICC:
US armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the international criminal court's chief prosecutor has said in a report, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted Ref. Source 8p.
Afghanistan: U.S. General wants thousands more troops:
Army General John Nicholson, who leads U.S. And international forces in Afghanistan, acknowledged Taliban gains over the past year, when deployed U.S. Forces were reduced even as security deteriorated. Ref. Source 7y.
US special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan
"The soldier was mortally wounded late Saturday during an operation in Nangarhar Province" in eastern Afghanistan, said Navy Captain Bill Salvin in a message on the official Twitter account of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Ref. Source 3k.
U.S. Drops massive bomb, nicknamed "Mother of all bombs" on Islamic State target in Afghanistan
U.S. Military confirms they dropped one of largest conventional bombs in its arsenal on an Islamic State tunnel complex around 7:30 p.m. Local time Thursday. It's the first time the U.S. Has used this bomb in combat. Ref. USAToday.
If this is what I think it is it was designed specifically to destroy hardened targets. Hardened meaning something that is an underground facility, in a cave, dug into a mountain, or otherwise very well fortified. It works off of the concussion. We humans certainly are expert at developing ways to kill one another.
A colossal US bomb dropped Thursday on ISIS tunnels in eastern Afghanistan killed 36 militants, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Ref. CNN.
William, its all Trump hype meant to scare other nations like North Korea and Syria so they know that he isn't afraid to go a touch lower than nuclear to get the point across. Maybe the Taliban over there will quiet down a bit now after that loud party.
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