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President Biden Says U.S. Troops To Withdraw From Afghanistan By Sept. 11 – 20 Years After Attack

By NPR News April 13, 2021

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, (center) is shown visiting Kabul, Afghanistan in January 2020. The Biden administration said it plans to complete a draw down of U.S. troops in the country by Sept. 11. CREDIT: Lolita Baldor/AP

President Biden will withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that prompted America's involvement in its longest war, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. Read More

Army Chaplain’s Remains Identified After 70 years

By NPR News March 6, 2021

Then 2nd Lt. Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army chaplain, circa 1943. CREDIT: U.S Army

Department of Defense investigators have identified the remains of U.S. Army chaplain and Catholic priest Emil Kapaun among the unknown Korean War soldiers buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. Continue Reading Army Read More

U.S. Reaches ‘Reduction In Violence’ Deal With Taliban In Afghanistan

By NPR News February 15, 2020

U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Shorab military camp in Afghanistan's Helmand province in January 2018. CREDIT:; Massoud Hossaini/AP

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

U.S. House Passes War Powers Resolution In Effort To Restrict Trump’s Actions Against Iran

By NPR News January 9, 2020

President Trump maintains he has the power to take action against Iran under previous war authorizations passed by Congress. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The vote, less than a week after the president approved a drone hit on an Iranian general, was mostly along party lines. In the Senate, Democrats are hoping to win GOP support for a similar measure. Continue Reading U.S. Read More

U.S. Extends Temporary Deportation Protection To Syrians

By NPR News August 1, 2019

Members of the Syrian community celebrate Syrian Independence Day during a ceremony at St. George Orthodox Church in Allentown, Pa., in April 2018. Matt Smith/AP

The government's action grants thousands of Syrians in the U.S. an 18-month extension of a program allowing them to remain here. The State Department has said no part of Syria is safe from violence. Continue Reading U.S. Extends Temporary Deportation Read More

‘I Write To Understand What I Think’: A Veteran Turns To Words After War

By NPR News June 8, 2019

Elliot Ackerman is also the author of the novels Dark at the Crossing and Waiting for Eden. He's pictured above during a TV taping in Milan in March 2016.

Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He sees the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as "all one war" and explains why that's particularly tough on his generation of veterans. Continue Reading ‘I Write To Read More

The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child’s Perspective Comes Through In ‘Capernaum’

By NPR News December 18, 2018

In Beirut, a young boy sues his parents for giving birth to him in poverty. That's the premise of a new film from director Nadine Labaki which features her most unapologetically activist agenda. Continue Reading The Chaos Of Read More

‘Dozens’ Of Russian Mercenaries Reportedly Killed In U.S. Airstrikes In Syria

By NPR News February 14, 2018

The reports follow a fierce counterattack by U.S. B-52 bombers, gunships and fighters in Syria's oil-rich Deir el-Zour province, an ISIS stronghold. Continue Reading ‘Dozens’ Of Russian Mercenaries Reportedly Killed In U.S. Read More

Seattle Marine Killed in Afghanistan

By Sueann Ramella February 2, 2012

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… Continue Reading Seattle Marine Killed in Read More