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In this Dec. 16, 2019 file photo, sailors carry the casket of Cameron Walters at Oak Hill Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ga.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over 2019 Pensacola Navy base shooting

A Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia over a 2019 mass shooting at NAS Pensacola that killed three sailors and injured several others.

2 weeks ago

Biden to host Iraq’s leader as Mideast tensions soar

President Joe Biden is set to host Iraq's leader as tensions across the Middle East soar over the war in Gaza and Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel.

5 weeks ago

Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

The long-awaited peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government’s negotiating team are to begin on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, the Taliban and Qatar’s foreign ministry said Thursday.

4 years ago

Air Force conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile

An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean, the Air Force Global Strike Command said.

4 years ago

Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by ISIS group

Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday.

4 years ago

Army vet finds peace fostering pets, finding them homes

This former soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division fosters and helps place dogs in new homes with A Bridge to Home Animal Rescue.

By Dan Gigler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via the AP

4 years ago

Number of American troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks

On Monday, four-and-a-half months since the signing, chief U.S. negotiator and peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that “a key milestone in the implementation of the U.S.-Taliban agreement” had been reached as American troop numbers dropped to 8,600 from about 12,000 and five bases were closed in Afghanistan.

4 years ago

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal for Afghanistan

Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.

4 years ago

Top military officer: Troops were issued bayonets in DC unrest

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets.

4 years ago

Pompeo calls Taliban leader amid scandal regarding Russian bounty on coalition troops in Afghanistan

However, there was apparently no mention during the call about allegations that some Taliban militants received money to kill U.S. and NATO soldiers in Afghanistan.

4 years ago

FBI: Shooter at Pensacola Navy base coordinated with al-Qaida

The contacts between the shooter, Mohammed Alshamrani, and the al-Qaida operative were discovered on the shooter's phone, according to the official.

4 years ago

Judge orders medical panel for ’20th hijacker’ at Guantanamo

A federal judge has ordered that an independent medical panel conduct a review of the mental health of a Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who has been accused of trying to enter the U.S. to be the 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

4 years ago