No Decision Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan: White House The White House has yet to sign off on the call by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan for more troops.
No Decisions Yet on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan, Somalia The White House has yet to sign off on boosting U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan and Somalia.
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Evidence of Russian Military Support for Afghan Taliban Is Growing The onslaught of the Taliban into the north of Afghanistan can be partly attributed, say many experts, to Russian involvement...
Marines in Afghanistan Return to Sangin, Site of Bloodiest Fights After leaving with great ceremony three years ago, Marines are back in Helmand province, Afghanistan's notorious Sangin...
3 US Soldiers Shot, Killed by Afghan Soldier: Pentagon Three American soldiers were killed and one wounded after an Afghan soldier shot them, the Defense Department confirmed.
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US Troops Slain in Suspected Insider Attack in Afghanistan Identified The U.S. Defense Department identified the American soldiers killed over the weekend in an apparent insider attack in...
McCain Scolds Mattis for Delay on Afghan War Strategy A key lawmaker criticized Pentagon and administration officials for failing to deliver a strategy for victory in Afghanistan.
Mattis Gets OK to Send More Troops to Afghanistan Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he now has the authority to send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...