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The United States has closed at least 10 bases around Afghanistan. But drawdown details remain murky.
The United States has closed at least 10 bases across Afghanistan since the signing of a deal with the Taliban in February, according to Afghan and U.S. officials, part of a d...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained
President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, bringing a few thousand more service members home but still falling short of his promi...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Biden Family’s Military Ties May Influence Approach to Policy in White House
As the U.S. military awaits its new commander in chief, experts predict that the White House under Joe Biden will cut defense spending, encourage more social diversity in the ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise
Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he wants to bring all US troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas – a plan that came as a surprise to administration officials and ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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3 Afghans accused of links to insider attacks that killed U.S. troops are among Taliban prisoners to be released
Three Afghans accused of involvement in the deaths of U.S. troops in so-called insider attacks are among more than 300 high-value Taliban prisoners that the Afghan government ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Rise in Virus Cases Near Bases in U.S. and Abroad Poses Test for Military
More than 20,000 American service members have contracted the coronavirus, and the infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States mili...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Discussion of Russian bounties thrusts deaths of three Marines into spotlight
With a burst of light and dust, an armored vehicle carrying Marines outside a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan erupted into flames, killing three men inside and plunging th...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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US Forces Korea Permits Racial Injustice Protests on Bases
The demonstrators were like those protesting in cities across the United States. Many wore T-shirts saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe," and they took a knee in...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump stokes backlash with threat to use military against protesters
President Trump’s threat to deploy active-duty military to quell protests across the country has raised concerns about the appropriateness of using U.S. armed forces to bolste...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Bringing Back the Draft: 5 Possibilities for the Future of Military Conscription
Late in the evening on Jan. 2, as Americans contemplated a return to work after the New Year holiday, shocking news began to ricochet across the internet: The United States ha...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Veterans Of Afghanistan Conflict React To Negotiations Between U.S. And Taliban
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By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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US, Taliban Reach Deal for 7-Day 'Reduction of Violence,' SecDef Says
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday that a tentative deal has been reached between the U.S. and the Taliban on a seven-day "reduction of violence" in Afghanistan. "The...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Taliban’s Continued Attacks Show Limits of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
The Taliban and other groups carried out a record number of attacks in Afghanistan during the last several months of 2019, according to an inspector general report released Fr...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How veterans may be overwhelmed by too many programs to help them find jobs
A flood of new initiatives to help recently separated servicemembers find post-military employment may be overwhelming veterans in their job searches, according to a new repor...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Amy Schafer
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‘They are livid’: Trump’s withdrawal from Syria prompts rare public criticism from current, former military officials
A cascade of criticism by current and former military officials of President Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from Syria has thrust into plain sight internal debates over the militar...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Veteran Entrepreneurs Advancing Startup Culture Outside of Silicon Valley
According to a new report from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), “Veteran Tech Entrepreneurial Ecosystems,” American veterans continue to play a significant role ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Coalition airstrikes soared even as US, Taliban talked peace
As U.S. and Taliban officials talked peace, the U.S. military was accelerating airstrikes in Afghanistan, with the biggest monthly tally of the year carried out in August as t...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Mission ‘Accomplished’? Trump Boasts of Being Boon for Military
Over the past two weeks, President Trump has repeatedly boasted of being a boon for the military. He has trumpeted the Pentagon’s $700 billion budget, taken credit for staving...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Heightens Attacks on Taliban in Push Toward Peace in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has stepped up airstrikes and special operations raids in Afghanistan to the highest levels since 2014 in what Defense Department officials described as a coordin...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Is Peace Possible In Afghanistan? Retired Army Officer Who Served There Weighs In
The Taliban said Monday it will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow. The meeting Tuesday is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving the longest war in A...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey