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Pentagon disputes report of firefight following Abbey Gate bombing
A new report on the 2021 airport bombing in Afghanistan which killed 13 U.S. troops suggests the assault may have involved more than one attacker.
DoD looking to improve pay for Guard, Reserve troops
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said officials are conducting a review into the matter to see how to best address the pay gaps.
Key GOP senator pushes for Biden to leave 1,000 troops behind in Afghanistan as a safety net
Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Jim Inhofe says the force could provide key security assurance until early 2022.
Cambodia limits US diplomat’s scrutiny of controversial naval base
A State Department officials expressed “serious concerns” about China’s military presence and construction of facilities at the base and sought clarification of why two U.S.-funded buildings there had been demolished without notification or explanation.
Biden to return $2 billion diverted from Pentagon projects for border wall
The administration said it would return $2 billion taken from the Pentagon and use it for the construction projects for which the money was originally intended.
Biden, NATO leaders to bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
With the U.S. leading the withdrawal, European allies and Canada want to hear Biden’s thinking about how security will be assured at their embassies and at Kabul's airport.
CENTCOM commander vows to keep the pressure on adversaries even after leaving Afghanistan: Exclusive interview
In an exclusive interview, Marine Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, commander of U.S Central Command, speaks about the Afghanistan withdrawal, a drone attack in Iraq and the future of the region.
By Howard Altman
The personal impact of an American general on an Afghan officer
In addition to having a profound impact on the author of this commentary, he says Gen. Austin Scott Miller will be remembered as a friend of Afghanistan.
By Col. Abdul Rahman Rahmani
US begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. military is already conducting air combat patrols and support from ships in the Gulf.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget
Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.
By Joe Gould