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Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first
Afghanistan

Americans and Afghans trying to get to Kabul airport have to get past the Taliban first

The Gauntlet.

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen
Army

Army says multiple reported sexual assaults against Fort Sill trainees didn’t happen

"[T]here was no probable cause to believe that any of the allegations occurred.” 

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift
Air Force

‘This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews jump at the chance to help others in Afghan airlift

“Usually when something goes wrong, there’ll be a C-17 flying there."

afghan child kabul
Afghanistan

Here’s what you can do to help Afghan interpreters and refugees

A list of resources you can use to help the more than 70,000 Afghan interpreters and refugees trying to escape the Taliban

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport
Afghanistan

Pentagon won’t help Americans and Afghans get past the Taliban ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport

'We don’t have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people.'

Withdrawal From Bagram Air Base Afghanistan
Marine Corps

‘Now is the time where you bend the rules’ — Inside a US Marine veteran’s fight to get his Afghan interpreter to safety

"Please, don’t leave them behind.”

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible
Afghanistan

Taliban fighters have created a ‘gauntlet’ outside Kabul’s airport making escape nearly impossible

"No way they’re going to be able to navigate that. It’s very dicey. It’s very dangerous, and it’s completely unpredictable."

Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
Opinion

Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan

'You wouldn’t invent how to do infantry operations [or] artillery at the start of a war ... you need to have people who think about reconstruction 24/7.'

soldier in afghanistan at kabul airport
Afghanistan

Crowds, chaos, and Taliban fighters everywhere: What US troops are seeing on the ground in Afghanistan

The fall of Kabul in real time.

us military equipment taliban afghanistan
Afghanistan

Here’s all the US military equipment that likely ended up in Taliban hands

A windfall for the Taliban.

afghan man
Afghanistan

Afghan man filmed himself trying to escape Kabul on side of C-17 during takeoff

“This shows the desperation of Afghans trying to escape the Taliban."

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall
Afghanistan

Biden says ‘buck stops with me’ after blaming Afghan military for country’s downfall

“President Biden must do everything in his power to fix this."

I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart
Opinion

I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart

Our politicians threw us into another war with no end state, no exit strategy, and no purpose. 

‘Answer to Afghan people’ — Afghan journalist who survived the Taliban asks the Pentagon what happens now
Afghanistan

‘Answer to Afghan people’ — Afghan journalist who survived the Taliban asks the Pentagon what happens now

“We don’t have any president, we don’t have anything."

Puppies Behind Bars
Mental Health

Puppies Behind Bars

Through the PBB program April was paired with her service dog Waldo, a service dog, and within three months, her life dramatically changed.

‘I struggle to make sense of it all’ — Top Air Force commando echoes how many feel about Afghanistan
Air Force

‘I struggle to make sense of it all’ — Top Air Force commando echoes how many feel about Afghanistan

“If, like me, you find yourself trying to put your own experiences into some context which will allow you to move forward ... I urge you to talk."

Airmen with shaving waivers will have to shave every week at Moody Air Force Base
Air Force

Airmen with shaving waivers will have to shave every week at Moody Air Force Base

“Seems a little counter productive towards a medical condition"

afghanistan, HKIA, airlift, kabul, withdrawal, hamid karzai international airport
Air Force

Afghans are literally clinging to the sides of US military aircraft to escape the Taliban sweep of Kabul

Chaos has engulfed Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Watch the Secretary of State say Afghanistan can’t fall from ‘Friday to Monday’
Afghanistan

Watch the Secretary of State say Afghanistan can’t fall from ‘Friday to Monday’

Yikes.

Biden orders another 1,000 soldiers to Kabul as Taliban menace Afghanistan’s capital
Afghanistan

Biden orders another 1,000 soldiers to Kabul as Taliban menace Afghanistan’s capital

Endgame.