Tag: Army

Beltway Confidential

No gold coffins, only purple hearts for US military killed in Kabul

Christopher Tremoglie · September 3, 2021 4:36 pm

While Taliban fighters have made gains across Helmand, Cleveland says most gains have been the temporary. (AP Photo/Mirwais Khan)

Anti-Taliban group clashes with Taliban in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley

Asher Notheis · September 3, 2021 3:11 pm

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

Beltway Confidential

Afghanistan debacle fuels general officer crisis

Tom Rogan · August 27, 2021 6:18 pm

A carry team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carries one of the transfer cases containing the remains of one of five fallen soldiers on Sunday, April 12, 2009. Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods Jr., 24, of Lebanon Junction, Ky.; Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Hall, 25, of Elk Grove, Calif.; Sgt. Edward W. Forrest Jr., 25, of St. Louis; Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa; and Private Second Class Bryce E. Gautier, 22, of Cypress, Calif. died April 10, 2009 when their military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

World War II soldier’s remains found in Germany are identified

Mike Brest · August 27, 2021 5:25 pm

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Afghan Policemen scan for Taliban fighters near the site of an attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan last Monday. White House officials said the U.S. and Afghanistan governments will use the negotiating table to ask the Taliban to cut ties with al Qaeda.

Commander of Afghan forces says they were ‘betrayed by politics and presidents’

Matthew Miller · August 26, 2021 7:15 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s betrayal: Failure to extend Aug. 31 deadline a blow to American honor

Tom Rogan · August 24, 2021 5:33 pm

Beltway Confidential

British army finds reinvigorated purpose in Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · August 23, 2021 7:45 pm

In this image provided by the Marine Corps, U.S. Marines assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.

Beltway Confidential

US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you’re making us look bad

Tom Rogan · August 20, 2021 9:25 pm

After unexpectedly being cut off from student loan data by the Department of Education last week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray is seeking to mend the fence, arguing that the two departments would work better together. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Education Department waives loan interests for over 47,000 service members

Asher Notheis · August 20, 2021 5:49 pm

U.S soldiers stand guard inside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac at the airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto the American military jet as it took off and plunged to death.

Beltway Confidential

US military operations outside of Kabul airport would entail high risks

Tom Rogan · August 20, 2021 9:30 am

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, listens during a House committee hearing on U.S. policy in Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

If only Milley cared less about critical race theory and more about Afghanistan

Christopher Tremoglie · August 19, 2021 2:53 pm

Some hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force plane as it moves down a runway.

Beltway Confidential

Biden must offer the Taliban a choice: Allow evacuations or face a forcible extraction

Tom Rogan · August 19, 2021 9:40 am