Afghanistan

The amendment, passed by voice vote without debate, would prohibit any 2018 funding to be used in the Pentagon's efforts to equip the Afghan National Army after a Pentagon auditor announced a criminal probe of the uniform purchases this week. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

House bars Afghan uniform purchases in defense bill

July 27, 2017 7:41 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's team mocked CNN for featuring footage of the Taliban weaponry.

Foreign Policy

Russia rips CNN for report about arming Taliban fighters

Joel Gehrke -

July 26, 2017 7:20 pm

John Sopko said he is recommending a review of all organizational clothing and individual equipment contracts in Afghanistan after the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan approved purchases of proprietary camouflage clothing that were ill-suited to the terrain while free Defense Department-owned patterns were available. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

Criminal probe opened over $28 million in alleged Afghan uniform waste

Travis J. Tritten -

July 25, 2017 8:30 pm

Op-Eds

Trump and Modi strike an alliance against terrorism, North Korea

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July 22, 2017 4:01 am

A U.S. military official said the strike was conducted by a U.S. drone and struck a group of friendly Afghan forces who were gathered in a compound. (iStock)

National Security

US kills at least 9 Afghans in friendly fire airstrike

Jamie McIntyre -

July 21, 2017 4:33 pm

John Bass is currently the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and is a former ambassador to Georgia. Former President Barack Obama nominated Bass to both positions.
(AP Photo/Adem Altan, Pool)

Foreign Policy

Trump chooses longtime diplomat John Bass as ambassador to Afghanistan

Josh Siegel -

July 20, 2017 11:28 pm

The meeting was a chance for the president to hear first-hand about world hot spots, including North Korea, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, according to Pentagon officials. (Department of Defense photo)

National Security

Trump briefed on world hot spots at Pentagon session

Jamie McIntyre -

July 20, 2017 8:13 pm

Students from across the world meet during the FIRST Global robotics challenge in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ahead of the Trend

Ahead of the Trend: The robots are coming. And these kids are ready for them.

Kristen Soltis Anderson -

July 19, 2017 2:15 pm

Let's cut off the whining just as swiftly as Belichick might cut off a pair of sleeves. (Twitter/@OmarKelly)

Beltway Confidential

Liberals freak out over Bill Belichick wearing a pro-military shirt

Emily Jashinsky -

July 14, 2017 8:27 pm

Abu Sayed was the third leader of the group's Afghanistan franchise, ISIS-Khorasan, killed by U.S. forces over the past year. (Wikipedia Commons)

National Security

Pentagon says it has killed another top ISIS leader in Afghanistan

Travis J. Tritten -

July 14, 2017 8:06 pm

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Tag: Afghanistan

House bars Afghan uniform purchases in defense bill

Russia rips CNN for report about arming Taliban fighters

Criminal probe opened over $28 million in alleged Afghan uniform waste

Trump and Modi strike an alliance against terrorism, North Korea

US kills at least 9 Afghans in friendly fire airstrike

Trump chooses longtime diplomat John Bass as ambassador to Afghanistan

Trump briefed on world hot spots at Pentagon session

Ahead of the Trend: The robots are coming. And these kids are ready for them.

Liberals freak out over Bill Belichick wearing a pro-military shirt

Pentagon says it has killed another top ISIS leader in Afghanistan

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