Tag: Afghanistan

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Troop withdrawal in Syria, Afghanistan paving way to ‘second 9/11’

Katelyn Caralle · December 21, 2018 4:02 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, with Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, watching, explains the executive action on extreme vetting that he is about to sign at the Pentagon in Washington. American forces were perched high on the top of the Bashiq Mountain, calling in airstrikes that pounded Islamic State militants. Down below, Kurdish forces rolled past to recapture in the ancient city of Sinjar.

National Security

Obama-era Pentagon official: Trump’s ‘absolutely terrible’ decision on Syria was final straw for Mattis

Diana Stancy Correll · December 21, 2018 3:45 pm

Jim Mattis, U.S. secretary of defense, center, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with Baltic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Trump says the U.S. will expand exports of LNG to Baltic region and will hold a summit with the Baltic presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to discuss ways to expand economic opportunities.

National Security

Trump’s troop withdrawals making it harder to find a Mattis replacement

Jamie McIntyre · December 21, 2018 1:49 pm

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller is interviewed about the border wall and the departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at the White House in Washington.

National Security

White House aide: Media having a ‘hysterical reaction’ to Mattis resignation, troop withdrawal

Melissa Quinn, Naomi Lim · December 21, 2018 12:06 am

U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

Trump eyeing significant reduction of US troops in Afghanistan

Diana Stancy Correll · December 20, 2018 10:46 pm

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division and South Korean Army salute during the Combined Division activation ceremony at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu, South Korea, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. This combined division will consist of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division and a brigade of South Korea Army.

National Security

Never mind Afghanistan, could South Korea be the next place Trump orders a withdrawal?

Jamie McIntyre · December 20, 2018 7:15 pm

A Capital Gazette newspaper rack displays the day's front page, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the newspaper's building Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said.

US ranked one of the deadliest countries for journalists

Diana Stancy Correll · December 19, 2018 8:49 pm

‘Matt broke no code’: Parents of Green Beret charged with murder welcome Trump’s review

Jamie McIntyre · December 18, 2018 5:35 pm

Trump tweet may sink case against Green Beret who killed Taliban captive

Travis J. Tritten · December 17, 2018 10:51 pm

Although President Trump has been vocal about having a military parade for months now, Trump's request during a Jan. 18 meeting with top officials at the Pentagon was viewed as an order to plan such an event. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump should wait for Matthew Golsteyn’s verdict, then pardon him

Tom Rogan · December 17, 2018 4:44 pm

In this April 3, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. For more than a year, Wall Street has largely ignored the unpredictability and chaos that has plagued Trumpâs administration, confident that the businessman-turned-presidentâs policies would juice the economy and that a team of mainstream advisers would keep more controversial proposals at bay. Now the financial markets are showing that their patience with Trump has its limits.

National Security

Trump to review case of Special Forces officer charged with murder of Taliban bomb-maker

Caitlin Yilek · December 16, 2018 4:31 pm

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

National Security

Pentagon identifies 19-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan in noncombat-related incident

Diana Stancy Correll · December 14, 2018 10:25 pm