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Washington Post: A year of Taliban gains shows that ‘we haven’t delivered,’ top Afghan official says
MARJA, Afghanistan — As the Afghan convoy entered the battered village, Taliban fighters opened fire. U.S.-trained Afghan policemen poured out of their Humvees and began wildly shooting their AK-47 rifles in every direction.
“The enemy is firing one bullet, and you are responding with dozens!” their commander, Col. Khalil Jawad, screamed into his radio in frustration. “Aim, then fire!”
A minute later, the militants melted away. On this day in early December in the southern province of Helmand, they had delivered their message: The Taliban is back, its fighters showing a battle discipline and initiative far superior to the U.S-trained and -equipped Afghan security forces.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 28, 2015
What Difference Will 10,000 Troops Make in Afghanistan? -- Daniel L. Davis, National Interest
Iraq to Announce Anbar Province Release From Daesh Militants in Two Days -- Sputnik
German Bundeswehr to deploy more troops to Turkey aboard NATO AWACS planes -- DW
Germany to Send AWACS Planes to Turkey -- Defense News
German lawmakers irked by NATO plane deployment -- AFP
Growing Threats Reorient Turkish Military, Industry -- Sitki Egeli, Defense News
Can Saudi Arabia Create an Anti-ISIS NATO? -- Rich Smith, Motley Fool
Security Breach Prompts Shake-Up at Israel Missile Defense Office -- Defense News
Israeli missile defense director dismissed over security breach -- Reuters
North Korea able to produce multiple nuclear weapons -- Washington Times
North Korea has secured 88 pounds of plutonium, Seoul official says -- UPI
China’s new anti-terror law allows military ops abroad -- Times of India
Joint training exercise of India, US Special Forces to be held after four years -- Indian Express
India, France May Sign Deal on 36 French Rafale Fighters Sale in January -- Sputnik
Boeing Fighter Jet Rival Gets Stronger -- Motley Fool
Poroshenko approves NATO military exercises in Ukraine next year -- Ukraine Today
Germany plans to develop new fighter jet to replace Tornado -- Reuters
EU needs common army, says German finance minister -- RT
Missions Around Globe Will Keep U.S. Soldiers Busy in 2016 -- Army Times
Multiple Deployments Now Routine for Military Families -- NBC
More Marines Will Deploy Aboard USNS, Even Foreign Ships -- Military.com
Navy using 3-D printers on ships to produce custom parts -- AP
US Space Command holds futuristic war games -- The Gazette
US Drones fly over Iraq and Syria without congressional oversight -- AP
Marine Corps uniform changes expected this year -- Marine Times
27 Candid Concerns From Special Forces Troops About Women In Combat -- Alanna Vagianos, The Huffington Post
GOP rep: ISIS leader ‘probably right’ in dismissing airstrikes -- The Hill
‘Base Nation’: the long reach of U.S. military bases worldwide -- Seattle Times
The Specter of Sequestration Will Haunt Us -- Frank Kendall, Defense News
Eight ways national security could shake up 2016 -- Julian Hattem, The Hill
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Our guys never fight like their guys, because their guys are fighting for their country and our guys are fighting for us. It never changes, because they forget Vietnam for one thing.
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