by Heather Somerville | Aug 27, 2010 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Three years after securing a multi-billion dollar contract to develop Afghanistan’s mineral reserves, China has failed to deliver on promises of new roads and electricity for the Afghan people. China’s $3.4 billion investment in the Aynak copper...
by Heather Somerville | Aug 24, 2010 | National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. military plans to recruit 141,000 Afghan police and troops to build up a force large enough to take over the nation’s security. Military leaders say they’ll meet that recruitment goal by October 2011, but the challenge of crafting a...
by Heather Somerville | Aug 20, 2010 | National Security
Why He Matters Dennis M. McCarthy coordinates all reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, which include 1.2 million citizen soldiers who augment active-duty military forces during war and in national emergencies. McCarthy serves as the principal staff assistant...
by Heather Somerville | Aug 12, 2010 | National Security
AFP-Getty Images Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a field outside Voronezh, Russia. Wildfires and drought caused by record heat waves have destroyed nearly one-third of Russia’s wheat. The country is normally a top wheat producer. WASHINGTON —...
by Heather Somerville | Aug 8, 2010 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Afghan women running in the country’s parliamentary elections this September face security threats that make campaigning difficult, and at times impossible. Female candidates have reported receiving verbal threats and “night letters” from the Taliban that...
