Afghanistan War

Retired Army Gen. John Nicholson, who served as commander in Afghanistan, has been named head of the PenFed Foundation.

If approved, the legislation would allow family members to report the death of a veteran listed in the registry.

The review marks the second time the National Academies have looked at the subject.

The Marines were killed near Bagram Air Base when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy.

Three other U.S. service members were wounded in the improvised explosive device explosion.

The Marines were killed by an IED attack on their vehicle near Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul.

The blast from an improvised explosive device occurred near Bagram Air Base, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army brigade combat teams will deploy this summer to Afghanistan, Iraq and Korea to participate in ongoing rotations.

The U.S. Air Force will award a special tactics airman two medals for valor for separate missions in Afghanistan.

Before he left on his deployment to Afghanistan, Army Spc. Joseph P. Collette left a bit of himself behind.