USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
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US military changes tone in Africa, urges burden-sharing among allies
The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.
Evacuee numbers dwindle as U.S. heads into final day of boots on the ground in Afghanistan
The total evacuees number more than 122,000, officials said.
US defense system downed one rocket in Kabul attack
The Kabul airfield remains operational as the evacuation continued on Monday
White House: US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
The U.S. does not currently plan to have an ongoing embassy presence after the final U.S. troop withdrawal.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
CENTCOM investigating reported civilian casualties after drone strike on ISIS-K suicide vehicle
The strike came just two days before the U.S. is set to conclude a massive two-week-long airlift.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Biden paying respects to 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan
The 13 fallen troops ranged in age from 20 to 31, and came from California and Massachusetts and states in between.
‘No longer walking on the face of the earth’: 2 ISIS-K killed in drone strike, Pentagon now says
Biden authorized the drone strike and it was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
After Kabul attack, evacuations resume and troops prepare to fully withdraw
Troops at the Kabul airport are changing up their tactics to stay safe in their final days in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan evacuation flights resume after blasts killing at least 13 US troops and 95 Afghans
Thursday’s bombings near Kabul’s international airport was the deadliest day for American forces in Afghanistan since August 2011.
By Sayed Ziarmal Hashemi