Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby weighed in on the recent incident with the British destroyer HMS Defender and a Russian patrol ship in the Black Sea near Crimea, as he gave a press briefing on 24 June. Kirby was asked about the events that saw the Russian vessel fire warning ...
US officials revealed that “Roughly 650 US troops will stay behind in Afghanistan to provide security for US diplomats in the country after the main force pulls out in July.” The US was supposed to completely pull out by May 1, but later unilaterally extended the deadline to September 11. ...
