But this television advertisement is just one of dozens making the hard sell on television, billboards, and posters across Afghanistan. Energy drinks are sold everywhere in modern Afghanistan ...

Energy drinks and tobacco became hot commodities ... Chad is a Marine Corps veteran who covers the U.S. military in the Middle East, Afghanistan and sometimes elsewhere for Stars and Stripes.

Soldiers serving in recent war zones across the globe have grown particularly keen on energy drinks with many forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan maintaining large stocks of the beverages.

Energy drinks became the beverage of choice for many service members during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research analyzed data collected during Operation ...

Energy drinks come in small containers and extra ... of choice over water for many service members during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research analyzed ...

High energy drink use, which was classified as consuming ... outside chow halls in Iraq and Afghanistan, oversupplying service members to the point in which many engage in excessively caffeinated ...

Energy Drinks 'Part of the 21st Century GI Identity' Veterans of the Vietnam War might remember how every soldier carried a pack of smokes, but veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now ...

The U.S. military brought gas masks to Afghanistan mostly as a precaution; they were rarely used. Rip It, a high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drink, kept countless U.S. and NATO troops awake on patrol.