Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after Oval Office blowup
The pause in U.S. aid comes as President Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
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Navy officer gets prison time for role in Afghan visa bribery scheme
Cmdr. Jeromy Pittmann will serve 30 months in prison for his role in the bribery scheme.
By Diana Stancy
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
No, the Taliban are not promoting Western tourism in Afghanistan
Ski season in Afghanistan will have to wait a while.
By Sarah Sicard
UN: at least 200 former Afghan officials, troops killed since US left
The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
What has happened in Afghanistan since the 2021 Taliban takeover?
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S and NATO forces withdrew from the country after more than two decades of war.
Displaced Afghan students find homes on US university campuses
Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.
Former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US
Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.
By Heather Rosseau, The Roanoke Times
Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
By The Associated Press
Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal
In a speech in Finland, Blinken said a cease-fire without Russia’s withdrawal would simply “freeze current lines in place.”
Rights group documents abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
A U.K.-based rights group launched an interactive map documenting human rights abuses since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
Kansas man upset he can’t buy mini Toyotas ‘like the Taliban and ISIS’
“Every time I see that, I say to myself (or anyone unlucky enough to be in earshot) ‘There, that’s the truck I want’ — minus the machine gun..."
By Sarah Sicard