War in Afghanistan

This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Sixteen years into its longest war, the United States is sending another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to turn around a conflict characterized by some of the worst violence since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. They are also facing the emergence of an Islamic State group affiliate and an emboldened Taliban, who by Washingtonâs own watchdogâs assessment now control nearly half of Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

We don’t need troops in Afghanistan to keep us safe from terrorism

Daniel DePetris -

August 15, 2019 6:20 pm

National Security

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan surged as US met Taliban to discuss peace

Russ Read -

August 5, 2019 11:48 pm

President Trump gestures to the crowd before exiting a campaign rally at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.

Washington Secrets

Trump report card: Numbers for jobs, economy looking good

Paul Bedard -

August 3, 2019 12:57 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

News

Paratrooper killed in Afghanistan wrote about possibility of dying: ‘I call it glory’

John Gage -

August 2, 2019 1:42 am

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

News

Soldiers from Ohio and Chicago named as victims of insider attack in Afghanistan

Hunter Lovell -

July 31, 2019 2:46 am

National Security

Vets say Afghanistan War wasn’t worth it, but enlisted leaders find troops want deployments there

Russ Read -

July 29, 2019 10:18 pm

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 21, 2019, after spending the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

Kabul demands explanation for Trump’s ‘wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Earth’ comments

Rob Crilly -

July 23, 2019 1:58 pm

President Donald Trump talks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 1, 2019, with Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The president signed a $4.6 billion aid package to help the federal government cope with the surge of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Foreign Policy

Trump claims he could win Afghanistan war in a week, but does not want to ‘kill 10 million’

Zach Halaschak -

July 23, 2019 12:01 am

Protesting army soldiers salute as they sing their national anthem as they march through La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Hundreds of low ranking soldiers from Bolivia's Armed Forces marched for a third day against the military high command's dismissal of four of its leaders who defended their call for better career opportunities. Enlisted men are demanding changes so that non-commissioned officers in Bolivia's military may study to become career officers. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Opinion

How I grew up in a military family but ended up an anti-war activist

logan-edge -

July 22, 2019 8:13 pm

Crime

Looking for the Hollywood ending

Trent Reedy -

July 12, 2019 3:00 am

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