By Suzanne Schroeder, Divergent Options: “A new plan is under consideration by the Afghan Government to transform the Afghan Local Police into an Afghan Territorial Army.”
U.S. Touts Afghanistan Special-Operations Raids in Rare Detail
By Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg: “The Pentagon has disclosed the extent of raids by U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan for the first time in years, as the Trump administration boasts of a more aggressive effort against militant groups including the Taliban, the Haqqani network and Islamic State.”
U.S., AFGHANISTAN: Two 4th ID Brigades Headed to Afghanistan This Spring
By Brendan McGarry, Military.com: “In separate releases, the service identified the deploying units as the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; and the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Both brigades are based at Fort Carson, Colorado.”