US to Send Nearly 4K More Troops to Afghanistan: Report The U.S. Defense Department may announce the troop deployment next week, the Associated Press reported.
Mattis Hasn't Decided to Send 4K More Troops to Afghanistan A spokeswoman for Mattis pushed back against reports that he's already approved sending 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan...
Gen. Keane: 10,000 to 20,000 More Troops Needed in Afghanistan Retired Gen. Jack Keane said that 4,000 U.S. troops are not enough to defeat the Taliban and boost the Afghan Army's strength...
7 US Troops Wounded in Afghanistan Insider Attack The American service members were medically evacuated from Camp Shaheen in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
US Overspent by Up to $28 Million on Afghan Army Uniforms: IG The U.S. may have spent $28 million too much for forest-pattern camouflage uniforms in Afghanistan, which has little forest.
Dunford in Afghanistan for Talks on US Troop Increase Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford was in Kabul on Monday to prepare the way for a possible U.S. troop increase.
Former Pentagon Chief Sees Long-Term US Mission in Afghanistan A former defense secretary says stabilizing Afghanistan means recommitting large numbers of U.S. forces to the country.
US Soldier Killed by Indirect Fire in Afghanistan Is Identified The Pentagon identified the U.S. soldier Wednesday who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday.
Attack That Killed Fort Bliss Soldier Also Wounded Two: Pentagon Two U.S. soldiers were wounded in the incident in which Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick was killed by enemy fire, a DoD spokesman...
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...