Afghanistan

Special operations strike units will remain in country to carry out raids on Taliban and ISIS fighters, a DoD official said.

At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.

The Pentagon identified the two U.S. Army soldiers and one Air Force airman who were killed in a blast in Afghanistan.

Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he agreed that President Donald Trump is an "immoral" leader.

The family of a Utah Army National Guard major who was killed in Afghanistan received an early Christmas present.

The murder charge facing Maj. Matthew Golsteyn comes after years of on-and-off investigations by the Army.

Senators voiced concern that the Pentagon's new defense strategy could hurt the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan.

Special operations forces are responsible for conducting U.S. counter-terrorism missions in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

The DoD has identified another U.S. Army soldier killed in the Nov. 27 enemy bomb explosion that killed two other soldiers.

Relocating Air National Guard tankers to Kandahar has boosted airstrikes against the Taliban.