(RNN) – The U.S. Air Force dropped the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb in the Nangahar Province in Afghanistan on a suspected ISIS target, military officials said. Called “the mother of all bombs,” the MOAB is a large-yield conventional bomb that was dropped for the first time in combat in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan, […]

Despite pledging to bring home almost all American troops before leaving office, President Barack Obama plans to leave nearly 10,000 troops in war-torn Afghanistan through 2016 in an effort to help fend off the Taliban, reports the Washington Post.

In devastating news, a U.S. airstrike has led to numerous dead and wounded in a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan.

  The current number of troops serving the war is over 30,000.  An agreement is pending which could play a role in the reduction.   (CNN) – President Barack Obama is announcing from the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday that the United States plans to keep just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after this […]

  The latest incident contributes to a recent UN report showcasing a rise in violence against women.   AFGHANISTAN (UNTV/CNN) – A toxic mix of violence and heroin addiction are having a devastating impact on many women in Afghanistan. Setarah, 30, said her husband, an addict, cut off her nose and lips after she refused […]

This week on Access Cleveland we take time out to recognize and thank our brave service men & women.  Cleveland native, Brigadier General John C. Harris Jr sat down with WZAK’s Mathew Myers to discuss the Ohio Army National Guard, the status of troops in conflict, and what lies in store for the Ohio Army […]

COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – Three Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were killed in action and several others were critically wounded during an attack Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Maimanah, the capital of the Faryab province in northern Afghanistan. More information will be provided 24 hours after all the […]

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