Trump wanted ‘dead or alive’ in al Qaeda propaganda poster
An al Qaeda-backed media outlet released a “wanted” poster for President Donald Trump, saying that...
Tagged: Afghanistan
Pentagon wasted $65 million on counternarcotics plane that was never used
The Pentagon wasted at least $64.8 million on an airplane modification program for counternarcotics operations...
Suicide bombing on 9/11 anniversary wounds 5 US troops in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber wounded six coalition forces, including five U.S. troops, during an attack...
Report: US is sending 3,500 more troops to Afghanistan in newest surge
The United States will send another 3,500 troops to Afghanistan, making the U.S. forces count...
Taliban suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield after US drops ‘offensive’ dog leaflets
Just hours after the U.S. military apologized for dropping leaflets in Afghanistan that offended Muslims,...
How many US troops in Afghanistan? Pentagon changes how it counts them
If you’d asked Pentagon officials on Wednesday morning, “How many U.S. troops are deployed...
Mattis signs order to send additional troops to Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he signed deployment orders on Thursday to send additional troops...
Are ‘restrictions’ keeping us from winning in Afghanistan?
Red tape and bureaucracy are always good targets for new managers eager to show...
Here’s how many US troops and private contractors have been sent to Afghanistan
President Donald Trump said he plans to increase the number of US troops in...
Trump’s Afghanistan speech: ‘We will destroy terrorists, and we will win this war’
In his first prime time address as President, Donald Trump stood before members of...
Trump will announce deployment of 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan, senior official says
President Donald Trump is going to announce that he will send 4,000 more troops...
Mattis: Trump has made Afghanistan strategy decision after ‘rigorous’ review
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Donald Trump has completed a review of...
The soldier who died from IED injuries in Afghanistan has been identified
The U.S. service member who died from wounds suffered during an anti-ISIS-K operation in Eastern Afghanistan...
(WATCH) Soldiers in Afghanistan shoot off an expensive Excalibur round
When it comes to war, field artillery can end things quickly, with a Multiple Launch...
The US is sending up to 100 more Marines to Afghanistan
The United States is sending up to 100 additional U.S. Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province,...
US soldier who murdered Afghan civilians will blame malaria drug used by Army
WASHINGTON — An Army court will decide this week whether to review and perhaps...
Defense Dept. identifies two US soldiers who were killed in IED attack in Afghanistan
The two U.S. soldiers who were killed Wednesday when their NATO convoy came under...
Trump says he wants to listen to low-ranking soldiers instead of ‘lousy’ advice from generals for Afghan war strategy
During a tense mid-July meeting with his national-security team, President Donald Trump dismissed the...
Two US service members killed in IED attack in Afghanistan
This is a breaking news story. Two U.S. service members were killed on Wednesday...
Trump strongly considering withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, officials say
Despite reports in June that the U.S. could send an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan,...
There’s now a criminal investigation into why US wasted $28 million on Afghan army uniforms
A criminal investigation has been opened into why the U.S. Department of Defense allegedly...
Russian government may be supplying Taliban with weapons
Two separate arms of the Taliban in Afghanistan claim they have new weapons that...
Army Green Beret Michael Sargent left business school to re-deploy in Afghanistan, and returned a hero
A few months into his second deployment in Afghanistan in 2015 – which interrupted...
FBI: US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to IS group
By AUDREY McAVOY and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An active-duty U.S....
US Army soldier killed in Afghanistan on July 3 identified
A U.S. Army soldier who died during a recent “indirect fire attack” in Afghanistan has...