WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Host governments and combat advisers are the keys to a successful counterinsurgency strategy, not foreign military forces, a top U.S. military strategist said. Retired Lt.

The Trump administration’s calls to increase military spending will make it difficult to set US defense priorities straight.

It has been over four years now since the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan. But even now, we are still learning new things about the 20-year U.S. presence there. Last week, The Washington Post broke ...