Reuters

Exclusive - Afghans plan to double special forces from 17,000 as threats grow: sources

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy to bolster units stretched and exhausted by persistent ...

Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Say They’re Being Pushed Back to the Taliban

Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ‘bad or worse’ options: ...
Washington Examiner

A small win for Afghan women who helped special operations forces

There are many Afghan allies whose heroism saved American lives and enabled U.S. successes over nearly two decades of war. Among them is a small group of women from the Female Tactical Platoon.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic ...
AOL

An Afghan Ally Was Arrested by ICE. Less Than 24 Hours Later, He Was Dead.

Within 24 hours of being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), former Afghan Special Forces soldier Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal was dead. While ICE seeks to paint the father ...
The Gazette

U.S. troop increase would aim to double the size of Afghanistan’s special operations unit

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. KABUL, Afghanistan - As the Trump administration nears a decision on whether to send several thousand ...