Reuters: Trump speaks with Afghan leader, U.S. commander calls for more troops
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Afghan counterpart discussed security in a phone call on Thursday, officials said, hours after the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said thousands more troops were needed to break a stalemate with the Taliban.
Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani also spoke about opportunities to strengthen ties, counterterrorism cooperation and economic development, the White House said in a statement.
It said Trump also emphasized the continuing importance of the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership and his support for Ghani's government, which is faced with an emboldened Taliban-led insurgency that is still gaining ground after more than 15 years of war.
The Afghan Embassy in Washington said Trump and Ghani had spoken on Dec. 3, but Thursday's call was their first since Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 10, 2017
U.S. general says NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan to be effective -- UPI
U.S. general wants thousands more troops to break Afghan stalemate -- Reuters
Gen. Nicholson wants Army UH-60 Blackhawks for Afghan forces -- Military Times
Top commander: Russia 'legitimizing' Taliban to undermine US, NATO -- The Hill
A U.S. soldier is wounded in Sangin, highlighting a tragic irony about the Afghanistan war -- Andrew deGrandpre, Military Times
U.S. general calls for review of relationship with Pakistan -- Reuters
U.S., China military planes come inadvertently close over South China Sea -- Reuters
US Navy, Chinese Military Plane Nearly Crash Over South China Sea -- IBTimes
US and China in near-miss: Planes from rival superpowers fly dangerously close over the contested South China Sea -- Daily Mail
China on track to expands its navy to 500 warships -- Next Big Future
China Sees Our 350, and Throws Another 150 on Top -- US Naval Institute
Indian Navy Practices Sinking Chinese Subs in Largest-Ever Military Exercise -- The Diplomat
Rex Tillerson: Japan, South Korea already share in U.S. military burden -- UPI
Russia Deploys Air Defense Missiles for Massive Drills -- AP
CIA chief in Ankara: A security partnership? -- Al Jazeera
Merkel to testify before German parliament panel probing NSA -- Washington Post
USAF deploys first B-1B Block 16 bomber aircraft to Indo-Asia-Pacific region -- Air-Force Technology
Air Force to defend B-52 with laser weapons -- Defense Systems
Air Force test-launches Minuteman missile from Vandenberg -- AP
Congress Pricing Out Timelines to Build 355-Ship Navy -- DoD Buzz
Lawmakers ask for Hypothetical Budgets to Build a 355 Ship Navy -- USNI News
Budget Woes May Force Navy to Shutter Two Carrier Air Wings -- DoD Buzz
Report: U.S. Navy Needs More Nuclear Attack Submarines and Smaller Aircraft Carriers -- National Interest
U.S. Marines set to receive new ultra-light Utility Task Vehicles -- UPI
The Army Is Developing Computerized Sights for Snipers -- Popular Mechanics
Oops. Using wrong oil damaged three $80 million Navy planes, requiring 6 new engines -- Virginia Pilot
Army demotes former defense secretary's 3-star aide after scathing IG investigation -- Army Times
NSA contractor indicted over mammoth theft of classified data -- Reuters
For the US Army, ‘Cyber War’ Is Quickly Becoming Just ‘War’ -- Defense One
CIA files reveal how U.S. used psychics to spy on Iran -- Miami Herald
Unmanned warfare office eliminated in US Navy shuffle -- Defense News
Drone that vanished on Arizona flight found in Evergreen -- KUSA
Stealth, Super Bombs and Lasers: All of the Reason Iran Should Fear America's Military -- Zachary Keck, National Interest
The History Of The CIA’s Silent Pistol Of Choice -- Task & Purpose
Get Ready, Russia and China: The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers Are Getting Stealth Fighters -- Kris Osborn, National Interest
Here’s Why Aircraft Carriers Are Ready To Go The Way Of The Battleship -- Carl Forsling, Task & Purpose
The colonels shaping Trump's Middle East policy -- Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor
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