US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo
Some of the Afghans are relatives of U.S. citizens or partnered with the U.S. during the 20-year war.
By Jessica Donati, Reuters
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Ex-Navy SEAL convicted for plot to kill officers at California protest
Gregory Vandenberg bought fireworks to harm law enforcement officers at the "No Kings Day" protests held in California on June 14, the DOJ said.
By Riley Ceder
US watchdog: Afghans may not be ready for ‘day after’ peace
Afghanistan may not be ready for peace unless it formulates a strategy for re-integration of Taliban fighters into society, combating corruption and reining in the country’s runaway narcotics problem, a U.S. watchdog said Wednesday.
US military cuts back on Afghanistan war data
Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America’s longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Marines in Afghanistan to receive combat action ribbons, prepare for next Helmand deployment amid talks of troop withdrawal
Task Force Southwest's third rotation has been downrange since October 2018.
By Kyle Rempfer
Remains of 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan returned to US
The three were assigned to 25th Marine Regiment, a Massachusetts-based Marine Reserve unit.
3 Marines killed in Bagram roadside bomb blast identified by Pentagon
The deaths of the three Marines in Afghanistan are the first for the Corps in several years.
By Shawn Snow
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
Two US troops have been killed in Afghanistan
Two U.S. service members were killed while conducting an operation Friday in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said in a short press release this morning.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump met with his national security team after Afghan official complained about Taliban talks
President Donald Trump and his national security team had an hourlong, classified meeting on Afghanistan on Friday, a day after a top Afghan official openly complained that the Trump administration was keeping his government in the dark about its negotiations with the Taliban.
Longest US-Taliban peace talks see ‘progress,’ but agreement on withdrawal timeline still a sticking point
The longest peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban to end America’s 17-year war in Afghanistan concluded Tuesday night in Qatar, with both sides saying progress had been made.
The Taliban’s leader lived in walking distance of this US forward operating base, new book alleges
Omar reportedly lived for more than a decade in a shack near a well-patrolled route, where he would often hear coalition troops being ambush by insurgents, warplanes flying overhead, and U.S. forces on patrol.
By Kyle Rempfer