Taliban launches attack on Afghan gov’t agency
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the militant assault on an Afghan government security compound in Kabul (all times local): 4:15 a.m. The U.N. Security Council has condemned the Taliban attack in Kabul “in the strongest terms” and urged that those involved be brought to justice. In Tuesday’s attack, militants stormed an Afghan government […]
Pentagon watchdog to investigate allegations of Afghan child abuse
The Pentagon’s Inspector General is looking into a spate of recent reports regarding U.S. military commanders’ mishandling of child sexual assault cases in Afghanistan since 2011. According to a memorandum posted online Wednesday, the inspector general’s initial research into the issue is meant to establish certain criteria for “potential future work.” The watchdog’s interest in the matter is just […]
Afghan Islamic Press website hacked, weak passwords exposed by @VenomSec
The cyber attacks in the middle east have taken a turn to another country which has not seen to many attacks in the past. That country is Afghanistan and the hackers who are carrying out these attacks are known as @VenomSec. The most recent attack is on a afghan Islamic press (http://afghanislamicpress.com/) website and has resulted in the dumping of server […]
Despite Afghan corruption, U.S. Troops can track and account for U.S. supplies in Afghanistan
Del Williams Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: Del Williams Since Afghanistan was officially designated a “major non-NATO ally” of the U.S. by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last July, the stage has been set for continued cooperation between the two countries, as well as priority delivery of military hardware and aid, even as international […]