The American troop presence will decline in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. Senior military leaders reportedly oppose the move. Continue Reading White House Orders Thousands Of U.S. Troops Read More
The step is meant to serve as an initial confidence-building measure and would last for seven days. A more formal agreement could be signed in the coming weeks. Continue Reading U.S. Reaches ‘Reduction In Violence’ Deal With Read More
Eight multinational corporations have been accused of making "protection payments" to terrorists, so that their businesses would be left alone. Continue Reading U.S. Gold Star Families Sue Defense Contractors, Alleging They Read More
"The Taliban wants to make a deal," President Trump said during his trip to Bagram Airfield, where he met with U.S. troops. "If they do, they do, and if they don't, they don't. That's fine." Continue Reading Read More
Increasing civilian deaths in stepped-up U.S. airstrikes and operations by Afghan forces highlight the conundrum the U.S. military and its Afghan allies face, 18 years into the war: How to hunt down their Islamic State group and Taliban enemies, while keeping civilians safe and on their side. Read More
The national security adviser caught the president's attention for his aggressive stance as a Fox News commentator but strayed from favor after pushing too hard against Trump's wishes. Continue Reading President Trump Read More
The secretary of state was on the Sunday news talk shows a day after Trump tweeted that a secret meeting to be held at Camp David between leaders of Afghanistan at the Taliban was canceled. Continue Reading Sec. Of State Read More
A U.S. military court judge in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has set a trial date of Jan. 11, 2021, though a number of other deadlines would need to be met for the trial to begin then. Continue Reading Trial Date Set For Khalid Sheikh Read More
Lindh has served 17 years of a 20-year sentence for being a Taliban soldier. In the coming years, dozens of Americans linked to extremist groups are in line to be released from U.S. prisons. Continue Reading ‘American Read More
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's office has previously said it found reasonable basis to believe U.S. personnel "committed acts of torture" and other crimes. Continue Reading U.S. Strips Visa From Intl. Read More
Last month federal immigration authorities took Jilmar Ramos-Gomez into custody to face possible deportation. He was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., served in the Marines and saw combat in Afghanistan. Continue Reading Read More
A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday in Kabul, Afghanistan, in what authorities are calling an insider attack. The soldier was Major Brent Taylor, and he was both an officer in the Utah National Guard and the mayor of North Ogden, Utah. Continue Read More
A 23-year-old Seattle soldier died in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. SEATTLE — A Marine sergeant from Seattle was killed this week in Afghanistan. An improvised explosive device killed 23-year-old Will Stacey in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. His parents, Robert and Robin Stacey, are historians at the University of Washington. They issued a statement Read More
