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ISIS in Afghanistan is still able to field thousands of fighters despite hellacious fight to destroy it

A special operations task force was awarded 34 valor awards to include five Silver Stars and nine Bronze Stars during a six month deployment combating Taliban, Afghan ISIS militants, Haqqani network and Al-Qaida fighters.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Ranger was killed by Afghan friendly fire during night raid on al-Qaida, investigation shows

In the final hours of the Army Ranger’s life, he engaged al-Qaida fighters in close combat but that's not what killed him.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says

The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a "very worrisome" threat to the United States, and U.S. counterterrorism efforts have yet to shrink its extremist ambitions, a senior American general said Wednesday.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago

ISIS expands in Afghanistan, threatening West

Nearly two decades after the U.S.-led invasion, the extremist group is seen as an even greater threat than the Taliban because of its increasingly sophisticated military capabilities and its strategy of targeting civilians, both in Afghanistan and abroad

5 years ago

Afghan forces could turn guns on Kabul without US air support, cash and troops, among other warnings

Here is the list of reasons why a peace deal between the Taliban and U.S. could threaten the gains made in the past 17 years of war in Afghanistan.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

US service member killed in Afghanistan

A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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