Tag: Afghanistan

Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 in Washington, on Capitol Hill.

US confirms that surveillance plane crashed in Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak · January 27, 2020 7:17 pm

U.S. Army soldiers stand outside their armoured vehicle in a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.

Military investigating plane crash in Taliban-held region of Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak · January 27, 2020 3:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

American sacrifice in Australia fires testifies to our alliance

Tom Rogan · January 24, 2020 9:40 pm

Foreigners board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

Pentagon report to Congress details challenges in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · January 24, 2020 3:49 pm

Foreigners board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

US can manage Afghanistan mission with fewer troops, defense secretary says

Jamie McIntyre · January 23, 2020 4:53 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Drones are often called the weapon of choice of the Obama administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, up from less than 50 under the Bush administration to more than 220 in the past three years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

National Security

Afghan officials claim civilians killed in US airstrike targeting Taliban splinter group

Russ Read · January 23, 2020 2:11 pm

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, listen as President Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House.

Trump told his generals they were ‘a bunch of dopes and babies’

Rob Crilly · January 17, 2020 3:47 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference on the second anniversary of his election, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2015. Rouhani said a final nuclear deal is "within reach" as Iran and world powers face a June 30 deadline for an agreement. Rouhani said Iran will allow inspections of its nuclear facilities but vowed that the Islamic republic won't allow its state "secrets" to be jeopardized under the cover of international inspections.

Countries of victims demand Iran pay families of downed passenger jet

Tim Pearce · January 16, 2020 11:14 pm

Beltway Confidential

The human cost of political cowardice on Afghanistan

James Hasson · January 16, 2020 7:46 pm

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

National Security

Taliban proposes temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan

Russ Read · January 16, 2020 12:42 pm

2020 Democrats embrace Barbara Lee, only member of Congress to oppose striking 9/11 terrorists

Joseph Simonson · January 15, 2020 2:47 am

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Slutman, Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

‘Heartbreaking’: Pentagon identifies US soldiers killed by roadside bomb

Tim Pearce · January 12, 2020 3:54 pm