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This is Khanzada. I met him in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan in 2019.
When his family found Khanzada under the rubble, they were hopeful that his grandparents survived too. An hour later, they found the bodies. #PrecisionStrike
When his family found Khanzada under the rubble, they were hopeful that his grandparents survived too. An hour later, they found the bodies. #PrecisionStrike
This is a baby I held in Nangarhar, who was just a few weeks old, but survived an airstrike in Hisarak district a few days earlier.
Twelve of her family members didn’t.
#precisionstrike
Twelve of her family members didn’t.
#precisionstrike
This is a family from Ajamin Shala village (near Sangin) in Helmand province, some of whom I met...
#US #TriService #MARITIME #STRATEGY!
Focus on #China & #Russia = 2 most significant geopol threats to global peace & prosperity—
Clear stakes:
"China has implemented a strategy & revisionist approach that aims at the heart of the US’ #maritime power."
media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/17/20…
Focus on #China & #Russia = 2 most significant geopol threats to global peace & prosperity—
Clear stakes:
"China has implemented a strategy & revisionist approach that aims at the heart of the US’ #maritime power."
media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/17/20…
"... our three #Sea Services have watched with alarm the growing #naval #power of the People’s Republic of #China & the increasingly aggressive behavior of the Russian Federation.
Our globally deployed naval forces interact w/ #Chinese & #Russian #warships & #aircraft daily."
Our globally deployed naval forces interact w/ #Chinese & #Russian #warships & #aircraft daily."
"We witness firsthand their increasing sophistication and growing aggressiveness. ... The People’s Republic of #China represents the most pressing, long-term strategic threat."
media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/17/20…
media.defense.gov/2020/Dec/17/20…
1. An indispensable tool for investigative journalists suddenly stopped working last month. Whether you've ever used it or not, its loss affects you, but there's also a bigger problem at play. A thread...
2. @TerraServer—a high-def satellite imagery service— has been essential to my reporting on airstrikes and civilian casualties, not just for The Uncounted, nytimes.com/interactive/20… but also for ongoing work for #PrecisionStrike.
@TerraServer 3. While I was in the field in Iraq and Syria, it was one tool that helped me verify dates and other details from airstrike survivors, geolocate the U.S. military's airstrike videos, and identify other impact sites in sample areas.
