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Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers: rights group
Human Rights Watch said the promised amnesty has not stopped local commanders from retaliating against former members of the army, police and intelligence services.
By Lee Keath
Major al-Qaida leader killed in joint US-Afghan raid
The NDS said it killed six other AQIS members, including the courier for core al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
By Shawn Snow
Taliban fighters hid in sewage tanker, used ladders to breach major Helmand base housing Marines and Afghan forces
Taliban fighters had spies on the base, an Afghan lieutenant colonel and a sergeant major, who helped the militants hide.
By Shawn Snow
3 Marines killed in Bagram roadside bomb blast identified by Pentagon
The deaths of the three Marines in Afghanistan are the first for the Corps in several years.
By Shawn Snow
‘Combat Obscura’ is a brutally honest look at the blurred morality of the war in Afghanistan
The film’s true brilliance lies in its situational hysteria, an unpredictability that serves as a microcosm of a war with no end.
By Jon Simkins
Taliban fighters try to storm base in Helmand province housing US Marines and Afghan forces
There were no U.S. or coalition casualties, but reportedly more than 20 Afghan forces were killed in the attack.
By Shawn Snow
After soldier’s death, Army Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit
Sgt. James Slape, a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Ordnance Company, died Oct. 4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, from an improvised explosive device.
Review praises ‘Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan’
The Americans profiled — Marine Sgt. Sheena Adams and a pair of Army officers, Maj. Maria Rodriguez and Capt. Johanna Smoke — wanted to make a difference in America’s mission in Afghanistan.
By Jerri Bell, Veterans Writing Project
US airstrike reportedly kills dozens of Afghan civilians in Helmand province
The U.S. airstrike was conducted in self-defense, a military spokesman said.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Marine in Afghanistan awarded Purple Heart after surviving shot to the head
It's the first Purple Heart to be awarded to a Marine with Task Force Southwest.
By Shawn Snow
Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature
The capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah, was on the verge of collapse before Marine advisers arrived in spring 2017.
By Shawn Snow