Speed is essential in saving lives during a disaster like the Haitian earthquake, and U.S. Southern Command is in the business of saving lives, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said in an interview Tuesday night. Washington, August The 7.2 on the Richter scale earthquake struckContinuar Leyendo
The crisis in Afghanistan remains fluid and dynamic and it is ever-changing, Pentagon Spokesman John F. Kirby told Pentagon reporters today in an operational update of U.S. military operations in that country. Washington, August 18, 2021.- The U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan is at about 4,500 troops on the ground inContinuar Leyendo
President Joe Biden today addressed the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the actions U.S. troops are now taking to facilitate the departure of allies and Afghan partners. He spoke from the White House. Washington, August 16, 2021.- Biden said he authorized 6,000 U.S. troops to deploy to AfghanistanContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, August 16, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today issued a statement calling on Member States to take immediate and preventive action to prevent the slaughter of civilians, the destruction of essential civilian infrastructure, and the undoing of decades of human rights, rule of law and gender equality work toContinuar Leyendo
Brussels, August 14, 2021.- NATO Allies met in the North Atlantic Council today to consult on the situation in Afghanistan. We continue to assess the developments on the ground, and we are in constant contact with the Afghan authorities and the rest of the international community. Our aim remains toContinuar Leyendo
U.S. Forces Afghanistan-Forward continue to provide security in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Hamid Karzai International Airport and at the U.S. Embassy, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby told reporters today during a briefing on the U.S. mission. Washington, August 13, 2021.- «These are the existing security elements that were already in Kabul,»Continuar Leyendo
Washington, August 13, 2021.- The security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, Pentagon officials said, and U.S. officials are monitoring the situation in the country. News reports indicate more provincial capitals in the country have fallen to the Taliban, and Mazar-i Sharif, a key provincial capital in the north of theContinuar Leyendo
By mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will request a waiver from President Joe Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for service members, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today. Washington, 10 de Agosto de 2021.- Austin released a message to the troops saying that afterContinuar Leyendo
The situation in Afghanistan hinges on Afghan civilian and military leadership, the Pentagon press secretary said today during a news conference. Washington, 09 de Agosto de 2021.- Taliban forces have taken at least five provincial capitals in the country and others are threatened. Press Secretary John F. Kirby said theContinuar Leyendo
The COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for service members by mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a message to the force released today. Washington, 09 de Agosto de 2021.- President Joe Biden asked Austin to consider how and when the COVID-19 vaccine could be added to theContinuar Leyendo
