Update for Sunday, January 31, 2016
Today in Afghanistan Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction reports that government controls only 72% of territory. Afghan government spokespersons dispute the analysis, but concede they have faced challenges with the withdrawal of NATO forces from combat.
U.S. SecDef Ashton Carter expects a difficult year and for U.S. forces to remain for a long time, as if they haven’t already.
Journalist killed in Nangarhar may have been a victim of self-styled IS. Remember that this is really a breakaway faction of the Taliban. Whether they have operational links with the organization based in Raqqa, Syria is unclear.
Andrew Bacevich, in The Nation, discusses the endless cycle of failure that has become the U.S. military posture. It’s all about vested interests, not finding a way to act effectively in the world.
Iraq has less than half of the $1.65 billion is says it needs for humanitarian relief, and the UN makes an emergency appeal for $861 million to fill the gap.
Human Rights Watch accuses Shiite militias of atrocities in Muqdadiya following bombings claimed by IS.
A member of Iraq’s Commission of Integrity accuses all politicians, including himself, of corruption. Well, at lest he’s honest about his dishonesty.
Balad Air Base, supposedly handed back to Iraq after the U.S. declared the war over, is once again a major U.S. base. The Air Force has given a contract worth $271 million to Sallyport Global Holdings for security and support services at Balad over the next year.
Oh yeah, the Mosul Dam. The whole question of winning back control of Mosul would become moot if the city ceases to exist.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2016/01/update-for-sunday-january-31-2016.html
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