26-year-old assailant has been shot dead after conducting a shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. The attack left one dead, a recent immigrant from South Africa who worked as a guide at the Western …
Explosions and gunfire at Kabul military hospital in deadly attack
According to Taliban spokesmen, the Afghan capital of Kabul experienced gunfire and explosions earlier this morning. The conflict occurred at the site of a military hospital, the 400 person capacity …
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Left Behind After U.S. Withdrawal, Some Former Afghan Spies and Soldiers Turn to Islamic State
According to Taliban leaders, former Afghan republic security officials, and those close to the individuals, some former members of Afghanistan's US-trained intelligence service and elite military …
Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Be Ready to Attack West in 6 Months, U.S. Says
According to a top Pentagon Official named Colin Kahl, the Islamic State in Afghanistan could be ready to launch attacks on the West and its allies as soon as within six months. Al-Qaeda could have …
Bomb attack on Syrian military bus in Damascus kills 14
in Damascus, at least 14 people have been killed and three others injured due to a bomb attack on a Syrian military bus. The state news agency SANA reported on the incident, stating that the bus was …
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Intelligence, Afghanistan, and Hedging Bets
I am a member of OODALoop. The few discussions that I have been able to listen to thus far were extremely informative, especially the most recent one on Afghanistan and intelligence issues. It …
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A CIA Officer and Delta Force Operator Share Perspectives on 9/11
We started the OODAcast as a way of highlighting insights and lessons learned from leaders and decision-makers in the OODA Network. Since March 2020, we have produced 80 OODAcast conversations that …
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CIA, U.S. Troops Conduct Missions Outside Kabul Airport to Extract Americans, Afghan Allies
According to new reports, the Central Intelligence Agency and the US military are conducting extraction operations to evacuate Americans outside of the Kabul airport with just days remaining before …
Fire Fight Erupts at Kabul Airport as Security Situation Worsens in Afghanistan
Gunfire broke out early this morning at Kabul's airport, resulting in the death of at least one Afghan soldier. The security situation in Afghanistan has been deteriorating over the past week as …
Taliban Block Routes to Kabul Airport, Hampering Evacuations From Afghanistan
Afghans and Westerners are stranded in Kabul after the Taliban took over the capital city on Sunday. The insurgents set up checkpoints on most roads leading to the city's US-controlled airport, …
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