カテゴリー: US military
A year ago, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war. The Taliban quickly returned to power and the country has since experienced famine, economic collapse and a widespread erosion of women’s rights.This week, Jonathan Freedland sp…
The show of force is expected to prompt an angry response from Pyongyang and follows failure of Trump-era policy of engagementThe US and South Korea have begun their biggest joint military drills in years – a show of force that is expected to raise ten…
A US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed the top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Joe Biden announced on Monday. The US president described the death of Zawahiri, who was Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor, as a major blow to the terrorist net…
Ballistic missile interception system trial follows North Korean tests and deployment of US THAAD system in South KoreaChina has claimed a successful test of a land-based ballistic missile interception system amid heightened tensions in Asia, in a move…
Monday morning launches demonstrate ‘capability and readiness to carry out precision strikes’ on regime, a day after it carried out its own launchesSouth Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles into the sea in response to North Ko…
Pyongyang’s 18th round of missile tests this year comes after US aircraft carrier leads exercises in the Philippine SeaNorth Korea has fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, a day after South Korea and the US wra…
As island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is in no mood to celebrateEarlier this week, Jinshiro Motoyama placed a banner outside the office of Japan’s prime minister, sat on a folding chai…
John C Aquilino says Beijing is flexing its military muscle by arming isles with fighter jets, anti-ship systems and other military facilitiesChina has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming…
People are fleeing in search of food, freedom and safety resulting from the economic and humanitarian catastrophe caused by 20 years of US occupation In my home country of Afghanistan, winter is harsh and children are hungry. Almost every parent faces …
Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrierThe US navy is racing to salvage an F-35C fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea after it crashed on an aircraft c…
On Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from Afghanistan was a disaster. Analysts see much to do to rebuild US credibilityJoe Biden marked his first anniversary in office with a gaffe ov…
Pentagon declassifies footage from Kabul strike it defended but later admitted was an ‘honest mistake’The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of the cha…
Limits on restaurant opening times imposed in Okinawa and parts of Hiroshima and YamaguchiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan is to introduce limits on bar and restaurant opening times in three areas in an attempt to stem …
Military personnel must wear face coverings off base after virus surges among civilians in JapanCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUS troops in Okinawa prefecture have been ordered to wear masks off base amid criticism that mil…
Strike that killed 10 civilians represented ‘a breakdown in process’, not negligence or misconduct, spokesperson saysNo US troops or officials will face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, includin…