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The biggest military stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.
By Military Times staff
Latest "Afghanistan War" stories
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We saluted under the night sky. Each new loss felt harder than the one before.
The images of desperate Afghans swarming to flee Kabul at the end of the mission filled me with a painful sense of loss.
By Chase Spears
Austin encourages discussions of costs, sacrifices of Afghanistan war
In a letter to the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked veterans and the Gold Star families of more than 2,400 troops killed in Afghanistan.
Biden calls Afghan war vets ahead of withdrawal anniversary
President Joe Biden called the leaders of two veterans groups to express his appreciation for their work resettling Afghan allies in the United States.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer