WASHINGTON — A State Department official says nine Afghan guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul were killed in the massive suicide truck bomb attack that rocked the diplomatic quarter in Afghan capital, and 11 American contractors are wounded.
One Afghan guard is missing.
The official was not authorized to speak to the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The official said none of the wounded Americans appears to have life-threatening injuries.
Afghan officials say at least 90 people were killed and 400 wounded in Wednesday's attack.
The Baltic states have received approval from Washington to send American-made weaponry to Ukraine to help the country fend off a potential Russian invasion.
Hundreds of trainees shipped to basic training unvaccinated and continue to refuse, flagging them for discharge.
Despite repeated warnings from lawmakers and uniformed Pentagon leaders that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some in the defense industry are still worried that budgetary route is a possibility.
About 56,000 civilian military employees and almost 10,000 VA workers will benefit from the change.
The majority of the military's COVID-19 deaths have been among members of the Reserve and National Guard.
The airstrikes were in response to the ISIS group unleashing its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago.
A large-scale Russian offensive would spell disaster not only for Ukraine and Europe but for U.S. interests and credibility as well.
Both Marines had arrived at Parris Island, South Carolina, to start their Marine Corps careers in March 2021.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lowered expectations ahead of the meeting in Geneva.
President Joe Biden said any Russian troop movements across Ukraine’s border would be an invasion and that Moscow would “pay a heavy price” for such an action.
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Roughly 315 kilograms of suspected cocaine were uncovered.
After a vaccine booster evolution conducted Friday, the number of mids who had received a COVID-19 booster immunization jumped from 71% in early December to 87%.
Russia's Defense Ministry said the exercise will involve over 140 warships and more than 60 aircraft.
He was sentenced Wednesday to home detention and probation.
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