Military
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US Army Secretary Resigns Amid Deepening Rift at Pentagon
DID Press: Dan Driscoll, US Army Secretary, has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, exposing fresh divisions within President Donald Trump’s national security team. Reuters, citing a source familiar…
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Ex-Afghan Army Chief Says Kabul Lacked Defense Plan Before Fall
DID Press: Hibatullah Alizai, the former Chief of Staff of the Afghan Army, has said the Defense Ministry had no prepared plan to secure and defend Kabul as the capital faced collapse in August 2021. In an interview with CBS…
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US Setbacks from Kabul to the Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: A review of U.S. foreign policy and military doctrine reveals what the author describes as a recurring pattern of costly and interventionist engagements that have drawn Washington into prolonged conflicts. The experience of Afghanistan, the article argues, offers…
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Trump Angered by South Korea’s Refusal to Back US War Against Iran
DID Press: Donald Trump has sharply criticized South Korea for refusing to join Washington’s military operations against Iran, signaling that the United States could reconsider the level of its security and military support for Seoul. Speaking to Fox News, Trump…
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IRGC: Tanker Catches Fire After Striking Two Mines in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says a “non-compliant supertanker” caught fire and came to a complete stop after striking two naval mines while attempting to pass through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. According…
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North Korea’s Kim Reshuffles Top Military Leadership
DID Press: North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un has reshuffled the country’s defence minister and several senior military officials during a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party. According to the Korean Central…
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Taliban Accuses Pakistan of Providing Training Facilities to Its Opponents
DID Press: Taliban’s police commander in Badakhshan has accused Pakistan of providing training facilities for Taliban opponents and attempting to destabilize districts along the border with Pakistan. Abdul Basir Mazhari told the BBC that anti-Taliban groups had attempted to carry…
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AFF Claims First Attack in Ghazni, Taliban Member Killed
DID Press: Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for its first attack in Ghazni province, saying one Taliban member was killed in Waghaz district. The Taliban has not commented on the claim. According to a statement issued by the…
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US Congress Extends Afghanistan War Commission’s Mandate
DID Press: The United States Congress has extended the mandate of the independent, bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission for another year. The commission said leaders of relevant committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, representing the country’s two…
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Erdogan: Israel Has Become Addicted to War
DID Press: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sharply criticized Israel’s policies, saying its current government has become “addicted” to war and does not hesitate to take provocative actions that undermine regional stability and security. Erdogan said Muslim countries should…
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