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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (July 10, 2018) -- A coalition Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) advisor trains two Afghan Territorial Force 444 members from General Command of Police Special Unit (GCPSU) to identify targets on the battlefield during an air-to-ground integration exercise at Tarnak range, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jul. 9-10, 2018. During the two-day exercise, more than 50 Afghan Tactical Air Controllers from both ATF 444 and the Special Mission Wing, advised by U.S. and Coalition partners, directed airstrikes onto simulated static targets. (NATO photo/RELEASED)

Issue Brief: Biden Sets September Date for Afghanistan Withdrawal

On April 13th, 2021, President Biden announced that he...

19 April 2021admsam

Exception(s) to the Rule(s): Civilian Harm, Oversight, and Accountability in the Shadow Wars

Nearly twenty years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11,...

19 November 2020admsam

Issue Brief: The Afghan Defense Sector Amidst a U.S. Drawdown

Just one week After President Trump asserted that all...

20 October 2020admsam

Issue Brief: Afghan Security Aid Amidst Prospects for Peace

Issue Brief: Afghan Security Aid Amidst Prospects for Peace

As the U.S. looks to finalize a peace agreement...

22 February 2020admsam

The Rocky U.S.-Pakistan Security Relationship

The Rocky U.S.-Pakistan Security Relationship

Since 9/11, Pakistan has been one of the largest...

17 May 2019admsam