by Aishwarya Airy | Mar 25, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s unexpected announcement that the United States will cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan is a last-ditch U.S. attempt to force warring political factions to resolve their political crisis, experts say. Pompeo said in...
by Aishwarya Airy | Mar 10, 2020 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud, a senior leader of the al-Shabaab terrorist group, was killed in an airstrike by the U.S. Africa Command on Feb. 22, a Pentagon statement confirmed Monday. Mahamoud, alias Bashir Qoorgaab, worked with al-Shabaab for more...
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by Joe Snell | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The United States will halt humanitarian assistance to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, where a majority of the country’s population lives, if the rebels refuse to remove obstacles to aid distribution. The announcement, made Feb. 25 by the US Agency for...
by Aishwarya Airy | Feb 26, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON– With a possible signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal in the works, the disputed results of the recent Afghan election could complicate the ability of government representatives to negotiate with the Taliban, experts on the long U.S. involvement in...
by Joe Snell | Feb 19, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — An encrypted line set up by the U.S. State Department is helping Iranians expose human rights violations by regime officials. The secret tip line is created amid escalating tensions between the two countries after the U.S. departure from the Iran Nuclear...
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by Bing Xiao | Jan 31, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Although U.S. warships continue to test China’s control over the South China Sea, including a voyage last week that China called a “deliberate provocation,” the United States has little economic leverage in the area, policy experts and regional...
