Tag: AFGHANISTAN WAR

As the U.S. continues to slog its way through the war in Afghanistan, military strategists have been forced to come up with new and inventive ways to combat large groups of insurgents -- including, apparently, a weapon that convinces targets that they're on fire. The 'pain ray' weapon, known as the Active Denial System, uses millimeter waves to heat the top layer of an individual's skin in ...

As the war in Afghanistan continues to lurch forward, U.S. and Western coalition forces are increasingly implementing initiatives to help impoverished Afghans pick themselves up and get on the road to economic recovery. Among these programs is "cash-for-work," a set of projects run by NATO and U.S. development organizations, whereby organizations give money to local communities for creating ...