Afghanistan War

This is the last soldier to leave Afghanistan in August of 2021

Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane…

August 31, 2021

Ramadan Orders and Procedures Issued by Central Command (CENTCOM)

Background Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the…

February 21, 2020

Combat Operations in the Global War on Terrorism during Ramadan, 2001

Background This was an information paper that was found during a 2014 FOIA request to CENTCOM. At the time, I…

September 17, 2017

Aerial Footage of MOAB Bomb Striking Cave, Tunnel System, April 13, 2017

A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb strikes an ISIS-K cave and tunnel systems in the Achin district of the…

April 14, 2017

Taliban downing of US helicopter in Zabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 2013

The following summary of this incident was published by, "The Long War Journal." It was printed on January 11th, 2014,…

May 25, 2015

Marshal Fahim National Defense University Shooting, 5 August 2014, Kabul, Afghanistan

On 5 August 2014, at approximately 1155 local time, an Afghan National Army (ANA) Military Policeman (MP) opened fire on a…

May 25, 2015

Misc Documents on Iraq & Afghanistan

The following documents have not yet been put in to their proper sub-categories.   Until then, they will be listed here.…

February 26, 2015

Operation Enduring Freedom

"Operation Enduring Freedom" (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with…

February 26, 2015