forever war

When Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, the Marine Corps and Defense Department prepared for war. Two decades later, this is that story of service and sacrifice.

For the time being, it appears as if the original Forever War is now over. 

Forever War Lite.

The new Forever War?

No victory.

Forever War Lite.

“We both have a little more grey hair."

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

"Over the last five to seven years at a minimum, we have been in a condition of strategic stalemate"

"The more gain on the battleground, the bigger the share on the negotiating table."

Here are a few of the highlights of the draft 2020 Democratic Party Platform.

Peace has not flowered in Afghanistan since the US agreed to leave.

Was invading Afghanistan and Iraq a good idea? Never much for public introspection, George W. Bush was always content to let history judge his presidency

American forces are particularly unprepared to work with the host governments to establish effective security forces, an advisor mission that in Afghanistan and Iraq came only as an after-thought when policymakers realized they needed an exit strategy

Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday, even as the United States tries to broker peace talks between the warring sides

The U.S. military is apparently providing some form of "limited support" for the Taliban as part of the terror group's fight against ISIS in Afghanistan

Overall, violence in Afghanistan is on a downward trend, the top U.S. military commander there says

"My fellow Afghans will soon celebrate this historic agreement," Sirajuddin Haqqani wrote in the New York Times. "Once it is entirely fulfilled, Afghans will see the departure of all foreign troops"

"Our leadership hasn't conveyed any message about a ceasefire to us," said a Taliban commander.

The United States has reached a reduction of violence agreement with the Taliban that could lead to a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said on Friday

'I think peace deserves a chance -- but it will demand that all parties comply with their obligations if we move forward.'

"We have the counter-terrorism capacity to get the guys we need to get ... It shouldn't be any different in Afghanistan."

'We are working to finally end America's longest war and bring our troops back home!'

"Mr. Pompeo should not shift the blame. Our stance is principled and united, and our policy is not shaky like the opposite side."

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces personnel carried out 33 insider attacks during the fourth quarter of 2019, resulting in 90 casualties, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction