by Allison P. Erickson, The Texas Tribune Nearly two dozen veterans groups are pleading with the White House this week to intervene in the case of an Afghan national jailed in a Texas border town after he crossed the border illegally while trying to escape the Taliban and rejoin his …

by Brendan O ‘Byrne, The War Horse A small line of people formed in front of the stage; some of them offered a handshake or a thank you, a few wanted to tell me a story about their own experience, and others asked a question or two. An older woman …

by Heath Hansen I looked up into the big, blue sky. Far in the distance, I spotted a C-130 Hercules headed towards the open grass field I waited in. For a few moments, I watched as the plane continued in my direction. Suddenly, from the tail-end of the aircraft, paratroopers …

A sniper in Israel’s “Masada” elite paramilitary unit must be able to shoot through a prison window grid that is one-half inch square. “Every shot that doesn’t hit the target would have extreme consequences,” a spokesman said. Masada is an elite takeover unit of Israel’s Prison Service. Its primary functions include hostage …

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Georgian Vadim Chkhetiani lies in a hospital bed in Ukraine, recovering from a serious wound suffered there in September while fighting with his countrymen, other foreigners, and Ukrainians against invading Russian forces. “There is this village called Yampil…. We were attacked by the occupiers. A shell exploded and shrapnel hit …

A Chinese student who came to the United States to study music has been charged with stalking in connection with threatening and stalking another student who posted fliers in support of democracy in China. Wu Xiaolei, 25, a Chinese citizen and a student at the Berklee College of Music, was …

Western countries have been sending the latest self-propelled artillery to Ukraine, allowing the country’s forces to adopt “shoot and scoot” tactics. One such weapon is the German PzH 2000, which has a maximum off-road speed of 28 miles an hour and fires accurate rapid shots. This allows personnel to fire …

Two provinces in Afghanistan rang with the cries of people being viciously beaten on Wednesday by the Taliban, in the latest spectacle of public brutality in Afghanistan. Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan publicly flogged 27 people, including two women, for allegedly committing theft, adultery, and other crimes. The spectacles were …

Russian recruits are being told to use women’s menstrual products to treat bullet wounds amid claims that they are being asked to provide much of their own gear and equipment. A clip released on social media seemingly shows Russian recruits being told to buy most of their own gear, with …