Tag: Afghanistan

A suicide bomber rocked Kabul's diplomatic neighborhood Wednesday by detonating a truckload of explosives, creating a blast that shattered windows about a mile away from the site. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

Eleven Americans injured in Kabul blast

Joel Gehrke · May 31, 2017 5:53 pm

"I strongly condemn this attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. This is another gruesome reminder that the Taliban, Haqqani network, al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates are only interested in terror and hate rather than ending two decades of bloodshed," Ryan said in a statement. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

Paul Ryan calls Kabul attack an ‘unspeakable evil’

Al Weaver · May 31, 2017 2:21 pm

Federal watchdogs are investigating nearly a billion dollars in loans to finance solar farms and a hydroelectric dam in Chile, according to a report. (PRNewsFoto/SunEdison)

You’re subsidizing a ‘five-star’ empty shell in Kabul and a failing solar farm in Chile

Timothy P. Carney · May 31, 2017 12:44 pm

Security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack where German Embassy is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing casualties and sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital. (AP photo)

National Security

Bombing in diplomatic area of Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 80

The Associated Press · May 31, 2017 9:29 am

From the American Revolution to the War in Iraq. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Nine fallen American heroes to remember on Memorial Day

Philip Wegmann · May 29, 2017 12:28 pm

Memorial Day and Veterans Day each commemorate different people in the U.S. armed services. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why you shouldn’t confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day

Washington Examiner Staff · May 28, 2017 4:00 pm

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly honored his son Friday morning during an interview about Memorial Day, calling him the "finest man I ever knew." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

National Security

DHS Secretary John Kelly remembers his son: ‘Finest man I ever knew’

Melissa Quinn · May 26, 2017 12:20 pm

Flake said on Twitter Wednesday evening that he and Kaine would be making the official announcement at noon at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Bipartisan pair of senators to reveal new war authorization

Daniel Chaitin · May 24, 2017 10:51 pm

The big issue here is not about troop numbers, rules of engagement, or timetables, but about the failed strategy of nation-building in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

Beltway Confidential

Will the US make the same mistakes again in Afghanistan?

Daniel DePetris · May 24, 2017 9:17 pm

Pakistan has significant economic incentive to exclude western countries from maintaining any influence in Afghanistan. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

Why Pakistan wants the US to lose in Afghanistan

Lawrence Sellin · May 18, 2017 4:04 am

"The reason it was hard was because, as president, what you discover is that you generally get praised for taking military action, and you're often criticized for not doing so," Obama added. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

National Security

Obama: Not bombing Syria took ‘political courage’

Meghana Kurup · May 15, 2017 4:50 pm

Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, walks from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington May 13. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

On Afghanistan, It’s Bannon vs. Almost Everybody

Michael Warren · May 15, 2017 9:00 am