Tag: Afghanistan

In this Tuesday, June 30, 2015 file photo, Afghan security personnel investigate site of a suicide attack on a NATO military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

National Security

Former Russian soldier fighting with Taliban could get life

Nicole Duran · August 8, 2015 8:32 pm

"Consistent with clear U.S. Department of Defense policy on the issue of sexual assault, trafficking of persons, and similar matters, I expect all personnel to treat others with respect and dignity," Gen. John Campbell stated. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

Afghans lose 4,000 soldiers per month, most going AWOL

Jacqueline Klimas · August 4, 2015 9:26 pm

Tom Joscelyn on Death of Mullah Omar

Tom Joscelyn on Death of Mullah Omar

Daniel Halper · July 31, 2015 1:33 pm

It's possible that President Obama will finish out his term pretending that his military strategy is working and no change is necessary. (AP Photo)

National Security

Living in strategic denial

Mark Moyar · July 30, 2015 4:01 am

Mullah Omar is seen in a wanted poster. An Afghan official says his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead. (FBI via AP, File)

National Security

Reports: Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead

Kelly Cohen · July 29, 2015 12:34 pm

Afghan villagers gather near a house destroyed in an apparent NATO raid in Logar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, June, 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ihsanullah Majroh)

National Security

Airstrikes obliterate ISIS in Afghanistan

Barbara Boland · July 11, 2015 10:04 pm

Hafiz Saeed, center, head of religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawa leaves after addressing a rally against caricatures published in French magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

U.S. drone kills former Taliban, current ISIS leader

Kelly Cohen · July 11, 2015 2:48 pm

US Marine Robert Dewiit from Maryland (C) stands guard at post three inside the US embassy December 21, 2001 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Congress blasts State Dept. for wasteful Afghan embassy project

Sarah Bedford · July 9, 2015 6:09 pm

In this Friday, May 22, 2015 photo, an Afghan police stops a motorbike at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Audit: Government has no rule-of-law strategy for Afghanistan

Nicole Duran · July 9, 2015 3:39 pm

Code Pink ambushes CNN interview with Lindsey Graham

Code Pink ambushes CNN interview with Lindsey Graham

Becket Adams · July 8, 2015 6:30 pm

Afghan Government Negotiating With the Taliban

Benjamin Parker · July 7, 2015 4:55 pm

In exchange for rigging contracts, Ramiro Pena, Jr., received a Rolex watch and $100,000 cash, according to the Justice Department. (AP Photo)

Army sergeant admits taking Afghan bribes

Nicole Duran · July 3, 2015 9:27 pm