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Afghan Taliban warns Trump against sending in more troops

heTalibantoldU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpinanopenletteronTuesdaythatthemilitarysituationinAfghanistanwas"farworsethanyourealize",andsendinginmoretroopswouldbeself-d

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APD Review | Trump in dilemma: How should he deal with Afghanistan?

ByAPDCommentatorHuXiaodao(TranslatedbyYeShan)Thelong-runningdebateintheUnitedStatesovertheAfghanistanissuehasrecentlygatheredmoresteam.BlackwaterWorldwidefounde

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Actor Ji Chang-wook joins Army

ActorJiChang-wookenlistedintheArmyonMondayforhismandatorymilitaryservice.The30-year-oldstar,whohasalargefollowinginJapanaswellasathome,enteredabootcampinCheorwo

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Transgender military personnel in legal bid to block Trump ban

FivetransgenderpeopleintheUSmilitaryhavelaunchedalegalbidtoblockabanannouncedbyPresidentTrumponTwitterlastmonth.Theanonymousplaintiffsfromthearmy,airforceandcoa

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US Defense Chief warns DPRK not to lead to 'destruction of its people'

US Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a dramatic ultimatum to DPRK on Wednesday to "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people" -- strong words that come just one day after President Donald Trump warned that the US could unleash "fire and fury" on Pyongyang.

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US Defense Chief warns DPRK not to lead to 'destruction of its people'

US Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a dramatic ultimatum to DPRK on Wednesday to "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people" -- strong words that come just one day after President Donald Trump warned that the US could unleash "fire and fury" on Pyongyang.

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US Defense Chief warns DPRK not to lead to 'destruction of its people'

US Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a dramatic ultimatum to DPRK on Wednesday to "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people" -- strong words that come just one day after President Donald Trump warned that the US could unleash "fire and fury" on Pyongyang.

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Suicide bomber kills four Pakistani soldiers in troubled northwest

AsuicidebomberkilledfourPakistanisoldiersinanattackinthetroublednorthwestneartheborderwithAfghanistan,thearmysaidonWednesday,atleastthesecondmajorattacksincePri

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Opinion: Does record-breaking military movie signal an assertive China?

AblockbustermoviehasgrabbedheadlinesinChina,fromnewspaperstosocialmedia.Everyoneistalkingabout"WolfWarriors2",oneofChina'sfirstmilitaryactionmovies.ThisMonday,t

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S.Korea monitoring possible DPRK "provocation" after strike warning

SouthKorea'sunificationministrysaidWednesdaythatthecountrywascloselymonitoring"possibleprovocation"oftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)afterPyongyang'sw

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The US military can now shoot down consumer drones it considers a threat

ThePentagonhasapprovedanewpolicyallowingmilitarybasestoshootdownprivateandcommercialdronesthatareconsideredathreat.AsreportedbyMilitaryTimes,thepolicywasfirstse

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Maduro: 'Terrorist' attack on Venezuela army base repelled

Venezuela's military said Sunday it repelled a "terrorist" attack on a base in the city of Valencia, led by an army deserter allegedly linked to "foreign governments."

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Trump's illogical transgender ban

InthemonthsleadinguptohiselectionasPresident,DonaldTrumpwasaccusedofbeingavarietyofloathsomethings–anIslamophobe,amisogynist,ademagogue,andjustanall-aroundbigot

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Turkey names new army commanders one year after coup attempt

TurkeyonWednesdayreplaceditstopthreemilitarycommanders-thearmy,navyandairforcechiefs,ayearafteracoupattemptthatshockedtheNATOcountry.Thechangesweremadeduringame

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Chinese military base officially opens in Djibouti

ChinaofficiallyopeneditsfirstmilitarybaseinDjibouti,AfricainonTuesday.Theeventwasattendedbymorethan300people,includingdeputyChinesenavalcommanderTianZhongandDji

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S. Korea urges DPRK to respond to dialogue overtures

South Korea on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to give a positive response to Seoul's earlier dialogue overtures, about which Pyongyang has been mum.

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China's first overseas military base opens in Djibouti

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) put into operation its first overseas support base in the east African country of Djibouti on Tuesday. Over 300 people attended the launch ceremony, which signaled Chinese military personnel started to be stationed at the base.