Tag: Afghanistan

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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ISIS suicide bomber kills at least 60, wounds 200 in Kabul

Anna Giaritelli · July 23, 2016 3:10 pm

Authorities said a 17-year-old Afghan national went on a rampage, cutting people aboard the train with an ax and stabbing others with a knife, according to the national broadcaster ZDF. (AP Photo)

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Terrorism hits Germany: Afghan pulls ax on train passengers

Anna Giaritelli · July 18, 2016 11:13 pm

Richard Blumenthal and Joni Ernst recommend DoD use the U.S.-made Sikorsky Black Hawk, a helicopter widely used by all U.S. military services and other militaries. (AP Photo)

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Senators urge DoD to purchase Black Hawk helicopters for Afghanistan

David Wilkes · July 14, 2016 7:30 pm

The Pentagon says a U.S. airstrike conducted in southern Afghanistan Saturday killed a terrorist who was responsible for several of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan in recent years. (Hadi Al-Abdallah via AP video, File)

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U.S. kills Pakistani terrorist in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · July 13, 2016 7:10 pm

"The war against ISIS and Islamic extremists cannot be won by inches, and I am concerned that operational needs in Iraq and Syria are taking a back seat to troop levels the White House finds politically palatable," Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said in a statement. (David Banks/Bloomberg, File)

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Thornberry: Iraq troop increase driven by politics, not strategy

Jacqueline Klimas · July 11, 2016 5:14 pm

Sheldon Morgan, 36, stationed at Fort Wainwright in Alaska, pleaded guilty to a one-count charge that he participated in bribery and defrauding the U.S. during a deployment in Afghanistan from May 2010 to May 2011. (AP Photo/Simon Klingert)

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Army sergeant pleads guilty in Afghanistan fuel scheme

Diana Stancy Correll · July 9, 2016 12:17 am

Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve and served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, according to his service record released Friday by the Army. Police named Johnson as the shooter responsible for killing five police officers and wounded seven more. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Dallas shooter was former soldier, Afghanistan vet

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 5:11 pm

Here are some of the major topics officials are sure to discuss. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

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8 things that will drive conversations at the NATO summit

Jacqueline Klimas · July 7, 2016 4:01 am

To fill the maintenance gap created by 2,000 fewer troops, the Army hired contractors. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Army paying additional $100 million to keep troop levels within limits

David Wilkes · July 7, 2016 1:03 am

"We do expect that members of Congress will listen to our commanders on the ground ... about what our priorities are and fund them accordingly," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

WH: Congress needs to pay for slower drawdown in Afghanistan

Nicole Duran · July 6, 2016 6:56 pm

President Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, said the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Obama’s 1,400 U.S. troop cut in Afghanistan raises questions

Jamie McIntyre · July 6, 2016 5:47 pm

MSNBC’s Brian Williams mistakenly calls Obama ‘President Reagan’

MSNBC’s Brian Williams mistakenly calls Obama ‘President Reagan’

Eddie Scarry · July 6, 2016 3:32 pm