Tag: Afghanistan

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said he supported the hold over Gitmo, but urged Sen. Pat Roberts to also use the hold to raise awareness of the plight of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland, a "Green Beret war hero." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Hunter urges hold on Army secretary nominee over Green Beret case

Jacqueline Klimas · January 27, 2016 8:50 pm

The huge costs led some to question if the Pentagon should be in charge of growing foreign economies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Lawmakers question whether DoD should be involved in Afghan projects

Jacqueline Klimas · January 21, 2016 12:46 am

SIGAR said the projects were well-intentioned but had "little-to-no chance of achieving desired outcomes." (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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Special IG rips Pentagon for wasting $800M in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · January 20, 2016 7:30 pm

"I need assurance that all this money was spent in accordance with the law," wrote Sen. Chuck Grassley. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

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Senate Republican orders audit of Pentagon spending in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · January 16, 2016 5:01 am

"We've learned a lot, the Afghans have learned a lot, the Taliban has learned a lot too," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Reed: Conditions on the ground must drive Afghan force levels

Jacqueline Klimas · January 14, 2016 11:16 pm

Jon Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, is expected to testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's wasteful spending in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Audit: Pentagon task force wasted millions in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · January 14, 2016 5:01 am

Marine Gen. John Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, will end his 45-year military career this month and addressed the Pentagon press corps for the last time on Friday. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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Marine general says U.S. should step up role in Iraq

Jacqueline Klimas · January 8, 2016 9:46 pm

"If there was a decision to delay the [quick reaction force] or call off air strikes on enemy combatants after the ground commanders ordered it, that is a clear dereliction of duty." said Rep. Ryan Zinke. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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CENTCOM denies help delayed in Afghanistan fight

Jacqueline Klimas · January 8, 2016 9:34 pm

Zinke (right) is also considering ordering an investigation into the mission which left one special operator dead. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Lawmaker probes allegations of delayed U.S. response to deadly Afghan attack

Jacqueline Klimas · January 7, 2016 8:10 pm

Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh, 30, allegedly helped arm a vehicle with explosive devices intended for detonation on the U.S. base. (AP file image/Jane Rosenberg)

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Former American al Qaeda leader indicted on new charges

Nicole Duran · January 6, 2016 9:35 pm

The Pentagon said that its strategy in Afghanistan is working, even as American troops remain engaged in a firefight that's already killed one service member. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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As firefight continues, Pentagon says Afghan strategy is working

Jacqueline Klimas · January 5, 2016 8:35 pm

Report: 1 U.S. soldier killed, 2 wounded in Afghanistan

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Report: 1 U.S. soldier killed, 2 wounded in Afghanistan

Jacqueline Klimas · January 5, 2016 4:55 pm