Defense Secretary Hagel said yesterday’s insider attack in Kabul that killed a US major general and wounded over a dozen Coalition forces will not affect the US’ planned drawdown in Afghanistan. The White House announced plans to spend $110 million a year for the next few years on helping Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda to develop rapid response forces. The Treasury Department added three “key terrorist financiers,” all linked to Kuwait, to its list of global terrorists; two support the Al Nusrah Front and the other works with the Islamic State.
