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Pentagon orders new interviews on deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack
The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Taliban bans popular video game for ‘promoting violence’
The Taliban has banned more than 23 million websites since seizing control of the country in August 2021.
By Jon Simkins
Vets hold vigil at Capitol again, this time to aid Afghan allies
The protest entered its sixth day Tuesday, and organizers insist they're prepared to stay for weeks.
Taliban releases Navy veteran held hostage in Afghanistan
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who was abducted in January 2020, was released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States.
Helicopter crash kills 3 in Kabul during training session
The Taliban’s defense ministry said at least three Afghan crew members were killed when a U.S.-manufactured Black Hawk helicopter they were flying crashed.
US ending Operation Allies Welcome, shift to new Afghan refugee help
White House officials said the move is meant to improve efforts to assist Afghan refugees.
The desperate pleas from Afghanistan in our inbox
Last August, as the Taliban advanced on Kabul and the U.S. military began its hectic withdrawal from Afghanistan, emails began trickling into our inboxes.
By Mike Gruss
Fewer troops in CENTCOM? No problem, says 3-star air boss
“How do we share information? How do we share intelligence? How do we gain a common understanding with each other?” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
Ukraine: UK man’s family ‘devastated’ by death sentence
A court in the separatist-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic of Ukraine convicted two British fighters and one Moroccan Thursday of seeking the violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death.
US troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse, watchdog says
The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction mirrors assertions made by senior Pentagon and military leaders.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press