Tag: Afghanistan

In this March 13, 2009, file photo, Zalmay Khalilzad, special adviser on reconciliation speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan.

National Security

Taliban reaches agreement with US to block al Qaeda, Islamic State from Afghanistan: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 24, 2019 6:20 pm

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said. (AP Photo)

Pentagon IDs second US combat death of 2019 in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · January 23, 2019 5:48 pm

A U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Andrew P. Ross, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ross, 29, of Lexington, Va., was killed Nov. 27, 2018, by a roadside bomb in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

National Security

American service member is second US casualty of 2019 in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · January 22, 2019 6:11 pm

President Trump speaks about American missile defense doctrine, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Pentagon.

Beltway Confidential

Trump harmed the public by canceling Pelosi’s trip

Quin Hillyer · January 18, 2019 6:16 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., takes questions from reporters, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

‘Flat out lie’: White House rejects Pelosi’s claim it leaked travel details

Melissa Quinn · January 18, 2019 5:34 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, center, speaks to reporters as she leaves an event with furloughed federal workers amid the partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats cancel Afghanistan trip, accuse Trump of jeopardizing its safety

Susan Ferrechio · January 18, 2019 3:08 pm

A U.S. Army carry team prepares to place a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Andrew P. Ross into a vehicle, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ross, 29, of Lexington, Va., was killed Nov. 27, 2018, by a roadside bomb in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

National Security

Pentagon identifies first Afghanistan casualty of 2019

Diana Stancy Correll · January 18, 2019 2:54 pm

Beltway Confidential

Most of the military and vets agree with Trump: It’s time to bring the troops home

Jack Hunter · January 17, 2019 10:14 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

Pelosi’s office cries foul after trip canceled, says Trump visited Iraq during the shutdown

Naomi Lim · January 17, 2019 9:08 pm

In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, U.S. Army soldier Spc. Shaea Koyj, from New Jersey, burns a tub of excrement at an outpost in Zhari district, Kandahar province.

Magazine - Life & Arts

Camo and ashes in the desert

Trent Reedy · January 11, 2019 5:00 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Magazine - Lead Stories

Anti-war Democrats cheer Trump, peace president

Steven Nelson · January 11, 2019 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Mike Pompeo is just more of the same

Daniel DePetris · January 11, 2019 12:00 am