Tag: Afghanistan

An Afghan policeman rides on top of his armored vehicle as he rushes to the scene as Taliban militants attacked the main Afghan election commission's headquarters on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, firing on the compound with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns from a house outside its perimeter wall, Saturday, March 29, 2014. Dozens of employees and other people who had been inside the Independent Election Commission compound took cover in the basement, and no casualties were reported. But two warehouses were hit and set on fire, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

National Security

‘Shut down talks in the past’: Taliban claim that it killed US service member may derail peace summit

Russ Read · December 23, 2019 8:35 pm

U.S. forces in Asad Khil near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2017.

US service member killed in Afghanistan

Caitlin Yilek · December 23, 2019 1:27 pm

Beltway Confidential

What Bernie Sanders gets wrong about al Qaeda and Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · December 20, 2019 9:13 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry said ground troops could be necessary to ensure stability if Syria âimplodedâ or there was âa threat of Syriaâs chemical weapons cache falling into the handsâ of terrorist groups. (AP File)

National Security

‘Ridiculous’: Pentagon officials say military did not mislead public on war in Afghanistan

Russ Read · December 20, 2019 7:58 pm

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to local residents during a bus tour stop, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Mason City, Iowa.

Biden denounces Obama on Afghanistan surge: ‘We should not have done it’

Zach Halaschak · December 20, 2019 3:33 am

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, speaks during a press conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Donald Trump will announce an American troop drawdown this week, which could begin before the end of the year.

National Security

'I could support that': Graham open to withdrawing some troops from Afghanistan

Zach Halaschak · December 16, 2019 9:13 pm

National Security

Despite reports, no orders have been issued to reduce troops in Afghanistan, Pentagon says

Jamie McIntyre · December 16, 2019 5:30 pm

Afghanistan Papers make Trump’s case for ending the war

Jamie McIntyre · December 13, 2019 4:00 am

Zia Ghafoori (left) served as an interpreter for Medal of Honor recipient SSG Ronald Shurer (center). Courtesy of No One Left Behind.

National Security

‘A life-saving process’: New visas will help rescue Afghans who put their lives on the line for US troops

Russ Read · December 12, 2019 7:27 pm

Beltway Confidential

A perfect time for Trump to fulfill his promise to end our forever war in Afghanistan

Brad Polumbo · December 11, 2019 9:47 pm

National Security

Rumsfeld asked why military didn’t blast napalm into Afghanistan caves, documents show

Russ Read · December 10, 2019 6:22 pm

More than 90 percent of the world's opium poppy is produced in Afghanistan. (AP/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

‘No one’s in charge’: US had no plan to stop drug flow from Afghanistan after invasion, documents show

Russ Read · December 9, 2019 9:46 pm