Tag: Afghanistan

Now-retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, attends a ceremony where Gen. Scott Miller, who has served as America's top commander in Afghanistan since 2018, handed over command, at Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 12, 2021.

Gen. Frank McKenzie calls delays in Afghanistan withdrawal an example of ‘American arrogance’

Rachel Schilke · September 8, 2023 12:38 am

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Deadline nears for key players to answer questions on ‘disastrous’ Afghanistan withdrawal

Barnini Chakraborty · September 7, 2023 2:01 pm

US counterterrorism abilities in Afghanistan questioned two years after Biden’s withdrawal

Mike Brest · September 2, 2023 11:00 am

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Afghan special visa program overwhelmed two years after US withdrawal: Watchdog

Mike Brest · September 1, 2023 10:21 pm

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Austin announces awards for military units involved in Afghanistan evacuation

Mike Brest · August 31, 2023 8:34 pm

Taliban fighters and Afghan people gather around the dead body of security personnel inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.

Biden still quiet on Afghanistan withdrawal as August comes to a close

Haisten Willis · August 31, 2023 7:48 am

Taliban fighters patrol on the road during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday, Aug. 22. The most targeted groups have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

White House implies Biden will not commemorate Afghanistan withdrawal

Haisten Willis · August 30, 2023 7:46 pm

Daily on Defense

US second-guessing of Ukraine’s counteroffensive strategy is ‘military malpractice,’ architect of 2007 Iraq surge says

Jamie McIntyre · August 30, 2023 11:04 am

‘Knee-deep in bulls***’: Abbey Gate Gold Star families demand answers on Capitol Hill

Mike Brest · August 29, 2023 8:41 pm

Wife of Afghan targeted by botched US strike honors second anniversary in America

Mike Brest · August 29, 2023 10:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner has ordered the U.S. Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday following last week's Tennessee shooting. (AP Photo)

McCarthy sets Capitol flag at half-mast for second anniversary of Kabul bombing

Jenny Goldsberry · August 26, 2023 9:05 pm

Sean Reyes calls for ‘transparency and accountability’ from Biden for Kabul Airport attack

Jenny Goldsberry · August 26, 2023 4:27 pm