Afghan War Blog

Two Special Forces Soldiers KIA in Kunduz Battle.  Two members of the 10th Special Forces Group died of wounds received during an enga...

Matthew McClintock U.S. Army Photo A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier was killed during fighting in Marja district of Helmand province ...

James F. Jeffrey explains in the March/April 2015 issue of  Foreign Policy   "Why Counterinsurgency Doesn't Work" . He says ...

A new personnel directive, DA Directive 2015-08, signed by the U.S. Army directs more than 4,100 'enabler' positions to be open to w...

A recent news article says that the United States special operations forces needs another 5,000 troops. There is a need for 3,000 Special ...

Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland Jr. has been selected to be the new Associate Director for Military Affairs at the Central Intellig...

The U.S. Army Special Forces Combat Dive School located at Key West, Florida has quietly changed its school motto. The motto - "I Ca...

The war in Afghanistan has lasted a long time and for members of the Special Forces community the country holds a special place in their li...

A reporter for the Fayetteville Observer, Drew Brooks, provides insight to the U.S. Army Special Forces mission over the past 13 years in Af...

A detailed online posting describes the weapons issued and weapons of choice for the U.S. special operations community. The SOF of the U.S....

Mike Waltz , Green Beret, Afghan policy guy, and book author, is interviewed by Peter Bergen of New America on his book, Afghanistan, and h...

A Special Forces Soldier of 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group died of small arms fire on December 3, 2014 in Zabul province, southern ...

Peter Bergen, the director of the International Security Program of New America, will be interviewing Michael G. Waltz - the author of a ...

News reports indicate that the Brits are not leaving entirely! While they have (along with the U.S. Marines) vacated Helmand province they w...

According to Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 3-05, Special Operations ,  31 August 2012, special warfare (page Glossary-7) is def...

ISAF is reporting that a servicemember died as a result of an enemy forces attack in northern Afghanistan on Friday, November 14, 2014. Acc...

An NCO of the 19th Special Forces Group is being "retired" because he provided support to a United Kingdom firm that produces a...

Here is some earth shattering news. It appears that the performance of the Afghan National Army (ANA) is not up to par. At least that is wha...

It appears that members of the 19th Special Forces Group of the Utah Army National Guard are under investigation for their participation...

The U.S. Army Special Forces has a unique set of missions that set it off from the rest of the Army in general. This mission set is very ...