Mapping Taliban Control in Afghanistan | FDD's Long War Journal
WEBWeekly time lapse video of the Taliban’s Advance | Apr 13 to Sept 6, 2021 Semi-Yearly time lapse of Afghanistan’s districts | Nov 2017 to Sept 6, 2021 Description: For nearly two decades, the government of Afghanistan – with the help of U.S. and coalition forces – battled for control of the country against the ever-present Afghan Taliban.FDD’s Long War Journal has tracked the Taliban ...
Army releases report on battle at Combat Outpost Keating
WEBFeb 6, 2010 · The US Army has released the executive summary of the report on the Taliban assault on Combat Outpost Keating in October 2009 that nearly saw the base overrun. The abandonment of Keating and other remote outposts less than two weeks after the assault gave the Taliban uncontested control of several rural districts in Nuristan.
Estimating Russia’s Kh-101 Production Capacity - Long War Journal
WEBDec 16, 2022 · The Kh-101 (AS-23A Kodiak) is a stealthy conventional strategic ALCM launched from Tu-160 and Tu-95MS bombers. After entering service in 2012, the missile first saw combat in Syria and has been used extensively in Ukraine. Western officials have publicly boasted that export controls imposed since February 24 …
US troops repel complex Taliban assault on Bagram Airfield
WEBMay 19, 2010 · US troops beat back a complex Taliban assault on the largest Coalition base in Afghanistan, killing an estimated 12 Taliban fighters. The Taliban launched the attack late at night and attempted to penetrate a gate at Bagram Airfield, which is north of Kabul. Heavily armed Taliban fighters, including four fighters wearing suicide vests ...
Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data - Long War Journal
WEBAug 23, 2012 · The Long War Journal ‘s data covers green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan from Jan. 1, 2008 up to the present. As of June 17, 2017, there have been a total of 96 attacks reported. Total number of attacks per year: 2017 – 3. 2016 – 2.
Russian Munitions Production Higher But Still Insufficient
WEBJan 18, 2024 · In an interview published on January 15, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate, or GUR, provided assessments of Russia’s production rate for certain key munitions. These assessments offer further evidence that Russia’s defense industry has significantly increased output but still struggles to meet demand.
The Seven Phases of The Base - FDD's Long War Journal
WEBAug 15, 2005 · The Seven Phases of The Base. With the fourth anniversay of the hot war between al Qaeda and the West approaching, it is interesting to see how al Qaeda’s strategy and objectives have evolved since the United States committed to engaging in open warfare. The Word Unheard points us to an …
Al Qaeda’s paramilitary ‘Shadow Army’ | FDD's Long War Journal
WEBFeb 9, 2009 · Al Qaeda has reorganized its notorious paramilitary formations that were devastated during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. Al Qaeda has reestablished the predominantly Arab and Asian paramilitary formation that was formerly known as Brigade 055 into a larger, more effective fighting unit known as the Lashkar al Zil, or Shadow Army, a senior US intelligence official told The ...
The Fall of Northwestern Pakistan: An Online History
WEBSep 13, 2006 · Fighting in Helmand, Uruzgan, Kandahar. April 20, 2006: The Taliban Consolidates Power in Pakistan as Violence Increases in Afghanistan. “The Taliban’s sphere of influence has expanded to [the tribal agencies of] DI Khan [Dera Ismail Khan], Tank and the Khyber Agency, where clerks of the area have started to join them.
Taliban’s deputy emir issues guidance for governance in newly …
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Sirajuddin Haqqani, as seen in a Taliban message published in April. On June 24, the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad website released another message from Sirajuddin Haqqani, a close ally of al Qaeda who serves as the deputy emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.Haqqani has repeatedly provided guidance to the group’s fighters, governors and judges throughout their latest offensive in ...
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