Tag: Afghanistan

National Security

White House’s outing of top spy comes at difficult time for Obama

Susan Crabtree · May 27, 2014 11:59 am

Afghan National army soldiers arrive to the scene after suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 26, 2014. A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle on Monday killed at least two Afghan defense ministry staffers and wounded at least several others after he rammed a bus carrying soldiers and civilian employees who were returning home from work. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Officials: Kabul bombing kills 2 wounds 9

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · May 26, 2014 1:11 pm

Major Gen. Myles L. Deering, left, adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard, looks on as Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, and Jane Horton, center, the widow of Spc. Christopher Horton, look over the Oklahoma Gold Star Medal awarded to Horton on appreciation day for the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Infantry Division, in the Oklahoma Legislature. The Gold Star Medal is an award created by the Legislature to honor Oklahoma military members killed in combat. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool)

National Security

On Memorial Day, remember those left behind by the fallen

Jane Horton · May 26, 2014 10:10 am

President Obama addresses troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, in 2012. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

Obama signals US to keep limited Afghanistan role

Julie Pace · May 25, 2014 10:44 pm

Obama makes secret trip to Afghanistan to see American troops

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2014 3:58 pm

Safia Ama Jan, right, an Afghani women's rights advocate, was killed in 2006. In this undated photo, she greets visiting French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie in Kandahar. (AP Photo/Ama Jan family, HO)

Beltway Confidential

‘Kill list’ targets Afghan women who speak up for human rights

Ashe Schow · May 23, 2014 6:48 pm

An Afghanistan's National Army (ANA) soldier fires his weapon at the site of a clash between insurgents and security forces over Indian Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday, May 23, 2014. Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in western Afghanistan's Herat province Friday, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, police said. Indian officials said there had been a threat against its diplomats in Afghanistan, but gave no other details. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

Gunmen attack Indian Consulate in Afghanistan

Amir Shah · May 23, 2014 10:40 am

Raw: Indian Consulate in Afghanistan Attacked

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 9:39 am

Beltway Confidential

Nancy Pelosi blames George W. Bush for Veterans Affairs scandal

Joel Gehrke · May 22, 2014 6:09 pm

Police say Taliban kidnap 27 Afghan officers

Amir Shah · May 22, 2014 11:14 am

Red Alert Politics

College students know nothing about Benghazi

Melissa Quinn · May 20, 2014 5:43 pm

After almost 13 years, it’s time to end Congress’ blanket authorization of force

Gene Healy · May 20, 2014 2:20 am