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Iowa Guard sergeant killed fellow soldier and civilian in ‘targeted’ shooting, sheriff says
The National Guard sergeant had been arrested May 31 over “charges directly related” to his relationship with the soldier he targeted, Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said.
US kept exact details of Bagram exit from Afghan commander for OPSEC, says Pentagon spokesman
“It wasn’t done in some sort of shroud of secrecy,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
By Howard Altman
US slipped out of Bagram at night, didn’t tell new commander: Afghan military
Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America’s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
Bye-Bye Bagram, hello new pullout target: now ‘late August’
The drawdown is already largely completed, but a number of related issues need to be worked out in coming weeks.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Explainer: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
Inside Afghanistan, U.S. troops will no longer be there to train or advise Afghan forces.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
It’s imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram
U.S. Central Command said last week that it’s well past 50 percent done packing up Bagram Airfield, and the rest is going fast.
US military trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan, sells as scrap
The destruction of equipment is symbolic of what's happened to the nation, some in Afghanistan say.
Why Afghanistan is critical to the struggle against China, Russia and Iran
Withdrawing from Afghanistan will give up a strategic foothold the United States has in the back yard of its greatest rivals, says the author of this commentary.
By Rep. Michael Waltz