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Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan, argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement.
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Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
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US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
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Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
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Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
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Top US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
Gen. Mark Milley declined to say whether Afghanistan’s security forces are fully ready to stand up to the Taliban without direct international backing during a potential Taliban offensive.
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Defense Secretary Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense
“The way that we fight the next major war is going to look very different from the way that we fought the last ones,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Friday at Pearl Harbor.
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Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said it will consider the United States to be in violation of the agreement for missing the May 1 deadline for full withdrawal.
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Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
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US adds 500 troops in Germany, ends large-scale troop cut plans despite Trump pledge: SECDEF
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement after talks with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on his first tour of Europe since becoming Pentagon chief in January.
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Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan, argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement.
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Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
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US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
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Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
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Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
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Top US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
Gen. Mark Milley declined to say whether Afghanistan’s security forces are fully ready to stand up to the Taliban without direct international backing during a potential Taliban offensive.
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Defense Secretary Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense
“The way that we fight the next major war is going to look very different from the way that we fought the last ones,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Friday at Pearl Harbor.
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Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said it will consider the United States to be in violation of the agreement for missing the May 1 deadline for full withdrawal.
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Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
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US adds 500 troops in Germany, ends large-scale troop cut plans despite Trump pledge: SECDEF
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement after talks with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on his first tour of Europe since becoming Pentagon chief in January.
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Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan, argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement.
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Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
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US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
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Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
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Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
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Top US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
Gen. Mark Milley declined to say whether Afghanistan’s security forces are fully ready to stand up to the Taliban without direct international backing during a potential Taliban offensive.
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Defense Secretary Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense
“The way that we fight the next major war is going to look very different from the way that we fought the last ones,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Friday at Pearl Harbor.
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Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said it will consider the United States to be in violation of the agreement for missing the May 1 deadline for full withdrawal.
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Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
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US adds 500 troops in Germany, ends large-scale troop cut plans despite Trump pledge: SECDEF
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement after talks with German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on his first tour of Europe since becoming Pentagon chief in January.
