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Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.
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Inside the case against ISIS militants suspected in the deaths of Western hostages
The prosecution is a counterterrorism success in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. But it almost didn't happen.
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NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.
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Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia
President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.
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Biden’s win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released
Biden's precise intentions for Guantanamo remain unclear, however.
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Officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings targeting Afghan forces, provincial official
In Ghazni province, 31 Afghan soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove a military Humvee full of explosives onto an army commando base before detonating the car bomb.
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Nimitz back in Persian Gulf, Iran vows revenge for killing of nuke scientist
The Pentagon announced early Saturday that it sent the aircraft carrier Nimitz back into the Mideast.
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Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
The killing risks further raising tensions across the Mideast, nearly a year after Iran and the U.S. stood on the brink of war when an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
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National Guard chaplains reflect on Floyd protests, lessons learned
Chaplains say they’re working on two main lessons learned from those tumultuous times.
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‘Why now?’ Dismay as US considers troop pullout from Somalia
No country has been involved in Somalia's future as much as the United States. The Trump administration is contemplating the withdrawal of the several hundred U.S. military troops from the nation, but some experts say it would come at the worst possible time.
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COVID-19 doesn’t stop Thanksgiving for troops overseas
However Thanksgiving will look for deployed servicemembers this year, the DLA’s troop support program is providing warfighters with Thanksgiving meals, as it does annually.
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German government doesn’t have to ensure US follows international law on drone strikes, court rules
The three Yemenis plaintiffs alleged the U.S. air base in Ramstein played a key role in relaying flight control data used for drone strikes in Yemen.
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China lashes out at US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty with Russia
With the official withdrawal from the treaty, which allowed the U.S. and Russia overflight rights to inspect military facilities, only one arms-control pact is still in force between the former Cold War foes.
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US, Romanian forces launch rockets into Black Sea for the first time
Two launcher crews of six personnel departed Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Nov. 19 for Romania to complete the exercise before returning to Germany immediately afterwards.
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Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots volunteers plan donation drives in pandemic
Marine veteran Raul “Arbe” Arbelaez is nervous about raising enough toys every year, but with more kids in need this Christmas than usual, he’s especially anxious.
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