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By Jeff Schogol Mar 26, 2021

News

Taliban threatens to attack US troops if they’re not gone by May 1

The deadline is 36 days from now.

By Jared Keller Feb 2, 2021

Analysis

Insider attacks against US troops in Afghanistan have dropped to a historic low. Here’s why

Insider attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan have all but evaporated in recent months.

By Jared Keller Feb 1, 2021

News

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

Is it the shoes?!

By Jared Keller Dec 17, 2020

News

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

Magnetic bombs have killed at least 10 Afghan government officials in the last several weeks.

By Florent Groberg and Michele S. Jones Dec 9, 2020

Opinion

It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

The post-9/11 generation is ready to make history.

By Jeff Schogol Dec 2, 2020

News

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says

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

By Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters Dec 2, 2020

News

Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

"This agreement demonstrates that the negotiating parties can agree on tough issues"

By Jeff Schogol Nov 30, 2020

News

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns

“There were no specific threats that triggered the return of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group"

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 29, 2020

News

We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

A British military working dog who risked life and limb to take out an enemy gunman pouring fire on his...

By Jeff Schogol Nov 20, 2020

News

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

Miller’s take on Ford’s role in the war’s end bears no resemblance to reality.

By Julia Bergman, The Day, New London, Conn. Nov 19, 2020

News

The Army is reconsidering thousands of bad paper discharges of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

The U.S. Army has agreed to reconsider the cases of thousands of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars era...

By Colin Packham, Reuters Nov 19, 2020

News

Australian special forces allegedly murdered 39 unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to...

By Jeff Schogol Nov 18, 2020

News

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

The general doth protest too much

By Mike McGuinness, The War Horse Nov 18, 2020

Opinion

Clint Lorance ordered me to kill Afghan civilians. I still live with that guilt today

'I am angry and let down that Clint Lorance is feted around like some hero, while the real heroes—Nick Carson,...

By Jared Keller Nov 14, 2020

News

Acting SecDef Miller on America’s forever wars: ‘It’s time to come home’

"We are not a people of perpetual war - it is the antithesis of everything for which we stand and...

By Haley Britzky Nov 3, 2020

Unsung Heroes

Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight

"That is heroism. That is what today is about.”

By Jeff Schogol Nov 2, 2020

News

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

'In this incident, 19 people were martyred and 22 others were injured.'

By Orooj Hakimi, Reuters Oct 26, 2020

News

US airstrike kills five Taliban fighters amid Afghanistan withdrawal

A U.S. airstrike launched to support Afghan security forces killed five Taliban fighters in central Afghanistan on Sunday evening, a...

By Jared Keller Oct 22, 2020

News

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

The U.S. government lost approximately $19 billion in taxpayer dollars to waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan between 2009 and...

By Reuters Staff Oct 19, 2020

News

US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal

The U.S. military defended on Sunday its air strikes against Taliban fighters last week, as the insurgent group accused Washington...

By Reuters Staff Oct 8, 2020

News

Trump says US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’

All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be "home by Christmas," President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, just hours after his...

By Reuters Staff Sep 21, 2020

News

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters...

By Reuters Staff Sep 21, 2020

News

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

At least 57 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and dozens injured in overnight clashes with Taliban fighters...

By Jared Keller Aug 28, 2020

Unsung Heroes

Green Berets receive valor awards for grueling eight-hour firefight against elite Taliban force in Afghanistan

A group of Green Berets have received valor awards for their heroic actions during a grueling eight-hour firefighter against Taliban...

By Jared Keller Aug 18, 2020

News

The Taliban didn’t shoot at US forces in Afghanistan a single time for three months, DoD claims

The Taliban didn't conducted a single attack against U.S. or coalition forces over three months this spring, according to a...

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Taliban threatens to attack US troops if they’re not gone by May 1

Insider attacks against US troops in Afghanistan have dropped to a historic low. Here’s why

The Taliban is obsessed with these white high-top sneakers

The Taliban is using magnetic ‘sticky bombs’ to assassinate Afghan officials

It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

Two decades of blood, sweat, and tears in Afghanistan have yielded a ‘modicum of success,’ top US general says

Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns

We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight

Acting SecDef Miller is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War as the US looks for the exit in Afghanistan

The Army is reconsidering thousands of bad paper discharges of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

Australian special forces allegedly murdered 39 unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan

US drawdown in Afghanistan is wrong call, says commander who claimed we were on the ‘road to winning’ in 2013

Clint Lorance ordered me to kill Afghan civilians. I still live with that guilt today

Acting SecDef Miller on America’s forever wars: ‘It’s time to come home’

Air Force pararescueman awarded Silver Star for risking his life to save his teammates during Afghanistan firefight

The vicious attack on Kabul University shows that Afghanistan is still convulsing with violence

US airstrike kills five Taliban fighters amid Afghanistan withdrawal

The US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to waste, fraud, and abuse over a decade

US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal

Trump says US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

Dozens killed in bloodiest Afghanistan clashes since start of peace talks

Green Berets receive valor awards for grueling eight-hour firefight against elite Taliban force in Afghanistan

The Taliban didn’t shoot at US forces in Afghanistan a single time for three months, DoD claims