Pentagon

18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11

9:47 pm September 11, 2019

NEW YORK: People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. “As long as […]

Trump marks his 3rd 9/11 anniversary with war still raging

8:30 pm September 11, 2019

Washington: Donald Trump marked his third 9/11 anniversary as president on Wednesday amid his growing frustration about what he calls the “endless war” in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida conceived the deadly 2001 attacks. It has been 18 years since al-Qaida hijackers commandeered four US commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon […]

US tests medium-range cruise missile after exiting INF treaty

11:37 pm August 19, 2019

Washington: The US Defense Department announced on Monday the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons. “The test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after more than 500 kilometers of flight,” the Pentagon said […]

US-Taliban talks to take 'brief pause' after airbase attack

Latest round of US-Taliban talks finishes: Taliban

2:59 pm August 12, 2019

Kabul: Taliban and US negotiators have wrapped up their latest round of talks for a deal that would see America shrink its troop presence in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said Monday. According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the eighth round of talks, which had been taking place in Doha, finished after midnight. “Work was tedious & effective. […]

Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon

1:48 pm August 2, 2019

San Francisco: The Pentagon has put off awarding a 10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursday that the process will be reviewed by the newly-appointed defense secretary. Amazon was considered a strong contender to provide technology for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program — a contract that is also being pursued […]