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The Taliban, press and social media

KANG HYE-RANIf the Gulf War gave CNN a spotlight and the war in Afghanistan made Al Jazeera a star, the end of the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan was for social media. Raw footage that news camera failed to capture was posted in...

2021-09-02

U.S. bases in Korea eyed for Afghan evacuees: WSJ

The United States is considering U.S. military bases in South Korea, among other potential sites, to provide housing for Afghan evacuees, reported the Wall Street Journal Saturday.

2021-08-22

Lessons from Afghanistan (KOR)

The tragic developments in Afghanistan originate with the Afghan government’s unfathomable incompetence, corruption and political division. The pullout of U.S. forces from the war-torn country revealed those stark realities to...

2021-08-16

Lessons from Afghanistan

The tragic developments in Afghanistan originate with the Afghan government’s unfathomable incompetence, corruption and political division. The pullout of U.S. forces from the war-torn country revealed those stark realities to...

2021-08-16

Seoul, Washington military exercise commences despite protests

Seoul and Washington kicked off their summertime military exercise Monday in a scaled down manner despite strong protests by Pyongyang in the lead up to the joint drill.

2021-08-16

Ex-USFK heads worry about politicization of joint drills

Former four-star generals that served as commanders of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) were more disturbed by South Korean liberal lawmakers’ calls to postpone the Seoul-Washington summertime military exercise than squawking by Pyongyang.

2021-08-11

New USFK commander pressed on Opcon transfer by Suh

Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook asked Gen. Paul LaCamera, the new commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, to help speed along the transfer of wartime operational control (Opcon) from the United States to Korea, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

2021-07-05

Moon asks new USFK commander to attend to alliance issues

President Moon Jae-in requested Thursday that the new top commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) pay attention to such pending alliance issues as the transition of wartime operational control (Opcon) and the return of its base in central Seoul.

2021-07-01

U.S. House bill could restrict troop drawdown to 22,000

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives restricting the drawdown of U.S. troops in Korea to a floor of 22,000, which is 6,500 lower than a cap set under the current National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

2021-06-29

Bulldog Brigade in Busan

Military equipment of the United States' Bulldog Brigade, or the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division, from Fort Bliss, Texas, arrive at the port city of Busan and are being prepared to be transported Monday.

2021-06-21

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