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The touching words Prince Philip told Harry before he left for the Afghanistan war - and he never forgot them
Historically members of the Royal Family have served both honorary and frontline roles in the armed forces, including the ...
On Display at D.C.’s Parade: Tanks, Drones and the Military’s Identity Crisis
On Saturday, for the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. military is holding a big parade. The event is intended to ...
Political turmoil strains the Army as it marks a milestone birthday
Trump’s rally at Fort Bragg was the latest event that has thrust the Army to the center of his most partisan machinations.
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Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban
The Taliban wiped out the entire camp,” he ... Shamas is wearing his Afghan army uniform in the photo [Luqmaan Zeerak/Al Jazeera] In their free time, Asil and Shamas visit each other’s homes ...
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The Taliban are patroling Kabul on rollerblades now, apparently
In a 22-minute video posted to YouTube, a squad of what appears to be Taliban soldiers or security troops ... 47-style rifles and wearing camouflage uniforms on which several have attached the ...
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How the Taliban Guard Afghanistan’s Border (and What It Says About Their Regime)
Most immediately apparent is the lack of uniforms of many soldiers. Most of the Taliban border guards in Nusai, Maimai, and Shekai, as well as along the 21-hour-drive to get from Badakhshan’s ...
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‘First I lost my uniform, now Taliban won’t let my sister study’
Things took an ugly turn for the 27-year-old former Afghan National Army (ANA) officer (name not revealed due to safety reasons) after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on August 15 ...
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An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.
Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can ...
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An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.
Wasi, who helped the Afghan military fight the Taliban, left the country fearing ... wears an inmate’s bright orange uniform. The other brother, Sami-ullah Safi, wears a blue blazer, jeans ...
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Afghan Taliban unveils reorganized police uniforms
Taliban authorities on Wednesday introduced new uniforms for its reconstituted Afghan police force, as the de facto government attempts to shift away from using its insurgent military forces to ...
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Afghan Taliban unveils new uniforms for reconstituted police force
Taliban authorities on Wednesday introduced new uniforms for its reconstituted Afghan police force, as the de facto government attempts to shift away from using its insurgent military forces to ...