NBC: Pentagon Weighs More Aggressive Role in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering an expanded and more aggressive role in Afghanistan, one that would include the American military once again targeting both Taliban and Haqqani network fighters, according to four U.S. defense officials.
Both Pentagon and White House officials have been considering the expanded authority for several months as they have worked through a strategy review for Afghanistan. The new strategy will also focus heavily on the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan and terror networks throughout the region.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 1, 2017
War and waste: Cautionary tales as US ponders Afghan boost -- Robert Burns, AP
Russia's New 90R1 Sub-Killing Rocket Will Challenge NATO's Underwater Supremacy -- Sputnik
China Tests New Tank in Tibet -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
Taiwan approved for U.S. arms buy worth nearly $1.4 billion -- UPI
Taiwan's president welcomes first U.S. arms deal under Trump -- UPI
Taiwan President Tells Military Graduates Being Battle-Ready Keeps the Peace -- US News and World Report
Saab receives contract to upgrade Swedish patrol vessels -- UPI
Germany intelligence knew Kabul embassy truck bomb was imminent -- DW
South Korea Says Drills With US Stand Apart From North Korea Nuclear Issue -- Sputnik
Navies of US & Philippines conduct joint patrol (VIDEO) -- RT
U.S., Ukraine Near Agreement On Increasing Military Equipment Sales, Ties -- RFE
U.S. army gear could be 'Made in Ukraine' under new defence deals -- Reuters
Corker Hold Puts Saudi Arms Deal at Risk -- Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor
Ex-CIA agent says US sanctions against Chinese bank aiding Pyongyang 'extremely long overdue' -- CNBC
Lockheed wins $3.8 billion Black Hawk helicopter contract: Pentagon -- Reuters
New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission -- UPI
F-35 unreliability risks strain on Pentagon budget, tester says -- Virginia Pilot/Bloomberg
Trump officially requests second LCS for the Navy -- Washington Examiner
Congress must stop soft ‘earmarking’ in Pentagon spending bill -- The Hill
Pentagon Broke Budgetary Limits Almost 75% of Time for Past Decade -- Sputnik
On eve of deadline, Pentagon delays plan to allow transgender recruits by 6 months -- Washington Post
Pentagon delays decision on transgender recruits -- CNN
LGBT groups blast Pentagon decision to delay transgender troop enlistment -- The Hill
Slim Majority Says Women in US Military Face Unfair Obstacles -- Gallop
White House aide Omarosa Manigault tackling Pentagon racial bias in military justice -- USA Today
Judge Will Allow Evidence of SEAL's Injuries in Bergdahl Sentencing -- Military.com/The Fayetteville Observer
Glorious Amateurs: The Spies of World War II’s OSS Celebrate a Birthday -- NBC
Can the CIA and NSA Be Trusted With Cyber Hacking Tools? -- Ken Dilanian, NBC
The US Military Still Wants Psychic Marines and We've Got the Manual -- War Is Boring
DARPA's Ex-Leader's Speculative Dream of Mind-Melding Empathy -- The Atlantic
The future of war is necessitating more soldier-intuitive systems -- C4ISRNet
How US Marines saved South Korean president's parents in epic battle -- Robert Sisk, FOX News/Military.com
