Tag: Afghanistan

The Trump administration however should keep open lines of cooperation with the Pakistani army. (AP Photo/Mohammad Yousaf)

Beltway Confidential

Trump is right: Pakistan doesn’t deserve foreign aid money

Tom Rogan · January 4, 2018 10:04 pm

Mihail Golin a 34-year-old Latvian immigrant from Fort Lee, N.J. was killed by enemy fire in Achin, Nangarhar Province during a patrol, The Defense Department said Wednesday. Golin was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

National Security

Mike Pence attends transfer ceremony of soldier killed in Afghanistan: Watch

Mandy Mayfield · January 4, 2018 6:26 pm

The former United Nations ambassador said he was supporting Kevin Nicholson for his service as a U.S. Marine and for serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

John Bolton backs Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate with $1 million in ads

Diana Stancy Correll · January 3, 2018 11:53 pm

Americans can usually afford to break their New Year's resolutions after a few months. U.S. officials don't have the same luxury. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Three New Year’s resolutions for the Trump administration and the foreign policy establishment

Daniel DePetris · January 3, 2018 6:26 pm

Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin uses a tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile to help secure the Afghanistan and Pakistan border crossing in 2009. Golin was killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan on Monday during a dismounted patrol, the Defense Department said Wednesday. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs Office)

National Security

Military identifies US soldier killed in Afghanistan on New Year’s Day

David Brown · January 3, 2018 3:14 pm

Joshua Boyle, who was held captive by the Taliban along with his American wife and children, now faces 15 criminal charges in Ottawa.
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Former Taliban hostage faces sexual assault, confinement charges in Ottawa

Ariella Phillips · January 3, 2018 1:12 am

The Pakistani military has lost thousands of soldiers fighting terrorists. Their sacrifices helped save American lives. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Beltway Confidential

Trump should criticize Pakistan and praise its soldiers

Tom Rogan · January 2, 2018 9:38 pm

Two of the wounded were treated nearby and are in stable condition, and two more have returned to duty. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

US service member killed, 4 wounded in Afghanistan clash

David Brown · January 2, 2018 4:23 pm

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai ‘welcomes’ Trump’s Pakistan threat

Josh Siegel · January 1, 2018 7:05 pm

Trump rips Pakistan’s ‘lies & deceit’ and threatens to stop hundreds of millions in foreign aid

Kyle Feldscher · January 1, 2018 1:55 pm

The scene of a suicide attack on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul, Afghanistan. "The United States strongly condemns today's barbaric attack at a cultural and social center in Kabul, Afghanistan, and offers its deepest condolences to the victims and their families," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. (AP Photo/ Rahmat Gul)

National Security

White House vows to ‘work closely’ with Afghanistan after terror attack in Kabul

Sarah Bedford · December 28, 2017 7:41 pm

The Islamic State said it was behind the attack. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

Trump briefed on Kabul suicide blast that killed 10

Kelly Cohen · December 25, 2017 4:46 pm