Afghanistan

General Jones said US troop levels will not be increased, and the emphasis will be placed on economic development, governance, and greater Afghan participation in security operations. Two ISAF soldiers were killed and six more were wounded in an IED strike in southern Afghanistan. Coalition forces killed a local Taliban commander in Jawzjan province.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

Tags:

Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

Aqap

Al shabaab

Boko Haram

Isis