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Top Defense Official Urges Congress to Change Military Justice System for Sexual Assault Cases

Top Defense Official Urges Congress to Change Military Justice System for Sexual Assault Cases

by Saeed Abdullah | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks urged a House Armed Services subcommittee Tuesday to give the military the authority to change its justice system by removing prosecution of sexual assault and related crimes from the military chain of command...
Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan threatens women

Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan threatens women

by Saeed Abdullah | Jul 16, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan threatens the essential rights of Afghan women to education, healthcare, employment and participation in politics, and some activists could be in danger from the Taliban, according to several experts...
Biden administration working on plans to evacuate thousands of Afghans

Biden administration working on plans to evacuate thousands of Afghans

by Mark Dovich | Jun 25, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The State Department and the Pentagon are working on plans to evacuate thousands of Afghan citizens who worked for the United States during the 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed Thursday at a news conference.   “We are...
Biden was tough on drugs for decades. Now he faces challenges in fighting money laundering

Biden was tough on drugs for decades. Now he faces challenges in fighting money laundering

by Augusta Saraiva | Apr 19, 2021 | Economy, Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Decades ago, then-Sen. Joe Biden established himself as a sort of drug czar on Capitol Hill. In the 1980s, he helped launch the Office of National Drug Control Policy. And a decade later, Biden became one of the masterminds behind Plan Colombia, a $7.5...
Sudden Death of South Korea’s First Trans Soldier Sparks Military to Step Forward to Inclusion

Sudden Death of South Korea’s First Trans Soldier Sparks Military to Step Forward to Inclusion

by Hangyun Kim | Mar 21, 2021 | Featured, National Security

SEOUL – South Korea’s Minister of National Defense Suh Wook said research on military service by transgender individuals is necessary, a milestone in the LGBTQ rights movement in one of the least inclusive countries in East Asia where even the incumbent president, a...
Cancer-causing compounds found at former U.S. Army heliport in South Korea

Cancer-causing compounds found at former U.S. Army heliport in South Korea

by Hangyun Kim | Mar 5, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Military, National Security

SEOUL, South Korea — A former U.S. Army heliport and runway at Camp Walker in South Korea’s southeastern city of Daegu were found by a South Korean government agency to be contaminated with cancer-causing substances, potentially exposing service members on the base...
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