Tag: Afghanistan

The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan sent a warning to Americans in the country this week after an attempted kidnapping. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

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U.S. embassy in Kabul issues warning after kidnap attempt

Kelly Cohen · May 6, 2016 3:54 pm

Briefers are increasingly drawing a distinction between "a combat situation" as opposed to plain "combat." (Capt. Charles Emmons, Headquarters, Resolute Support)

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Is ‘combat situation’ the new combat?

Jamie McIntyre · May 5, 2016 5:45 pm

It appears the Taliban are too busy harvesting a bumper crop of opium poppies to launch any offensives. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File)

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Why the lull in Taliban attacks is a bad thing

Jamie McIntyre · May 5, 2016 5:41 pm

Pre-emptively targeting the Taliban falls outside the parameters of the official advise-and-assist mission in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

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U.S. return to Afghan combat?

Jamie McIntyre · May 2, 2016 4:01 am

The CIA is celebrating five years since the raid of a compound in Pakistan that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Department of Defense, File)

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On 5-year anniversary, CIA tweets as if Bin Laden raid were today

Anna Giaritelli · May 1, 2016 7:41 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Friday that the U.S. military has held people accountable and learned its lesson from the investigation into a bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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McCain: Kunduz investigation ‘testament to the professionalism’ of U.S. military

Jacqueline Klimas · April 29, 2016 6:54 pm

U.S. soldiers walk into the charred remains of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim, File)

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Military punishes 16 troops in Afghan hospital attack

Jamie McIntyre · April 29, 2016 3:10 pm

The Green Beret who beat up an alleged child rapist in Afghanistan was allowed to stay in the Army. (AP Photo/Christopher Berkey)

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Lawmakers commend Army for allowing Green Beret to stay in

Jacqueline Klimas · April 29, 2016 2:17 pm

The U.S. military is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to wounded survivors and relatives of the 42 Afghans killed when an American AC-130 gunship attacked a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim, File)

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Source: No court-martial for U.S. strike on Afghan hospital

Jamie McIntyre · April 28, 2016 11:35 am

Rep. Seth Moulton wants to amend a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act, which would tighten the rules on who can apply to the program to include only those Afghan interpreters who served with the U.S. military and went "traveling off-base with such personnel or performing sensitive and trust activities for United States military personnel stationed in Afghanistan." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Former Marine congressman to introduce amendment to loosen rules for Afghan interpreters

Jacqueline Klimas · April 26, 2016 8:14 pm

"Well, wait a minute, where are they learning how to block appointments to the Supreme Court?" Boxer said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Boxer jokes: GOP teaching Afghans to block court reformers

Joel Gehrke · April 26, 2016 5:57 pm

The House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark would extend the program to bring Afghan translators who served with American troops to the U.S. through the end of 2017, but does not add visas to the total that can be issued. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Draft bill would keep 6,000 Afghan interpreters out of the U.S.

Jacqueline Klimas · April 26, 2016 12:04 am