Stevenson’s army, August 27

– US still expects a truck bomb near the Kabul airport.

– WSJ has good background reports on ISIS-K  and on Haqqani network.

– Treasury allows humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

FAOs take note: naval war college prof says US can’t succeed in building foreign armies.

-Defense One notes omission from Russian strategy document.

– Poll shows US support for defending Taiwan.

– WaPo has interactive site to follow redistricting.

– WOTR says we need to change combatant command arrangements.

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