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ACFT update: No official update — timeline, consequences unclear
It's still not clear what version — if any — of the Army Combat Fitness Test will go live in April.
By Davis Winkie
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Oklahoma Guard bars unvaccinated airmen from drilling after Jan. 1
The head of the Oklahoma National Guard has ordered unvaccinated airmen to stay home from drill weekends.
US to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
In addition, several hundred additional U.S. forces will remain at the Kabul airport, potentially until September.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
CENTCOM is releasing drawdown updates, but they don’t include troop numbers
The drawdown is anywhere between 6 and 12 percent complete, but details on how many people are still there have been withheld.
Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban said it will consider the United States to be in violation of the agreement for missing the May 1 deadline for full withdrawal.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Special Operations Command chief: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
Gen. Richard Clarke echoed the sentiments of other military leaders, saying it’s clear that the Taliban has not upheld its commitment to reduce violence in Afghanistan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Austin arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press