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Pentagon disputes report of firefight following Abbey Gate bombing
A new report on the 2021 airport bombing in Afghanistan which killed 13 U.S. troops suggests the assault may have involved more than one attacker.
Afghanistan war cost more than $2T and 240,000 lives, report finds
The figures include half-a-trillion dollars on interest.
US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan
The Biden administration will begin pulling out its remaining 2,500 troops on May 1 and complete the pullout at the latest by Sept. 11 — the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terror attack on the U.S.
Biden’s Mideast drawdown poses perils
Drawing down America’s posture in the Middle East sends the wrong message as the Biden administration simultaneously pursues nuclear negotiations with Iran.
By Vice Adm. John W. Miller (ret.)
There may not have been Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan after all
An administration official expressed "low to moderate" confidence in reports from 2020.
Biden’s Afghanistan pullout gets mixed reaction in Congress
Mostly Republican critics warn Afghanistan would again become a launchpad for terror attacks.
By Joe Gould
Montana high court cancels parole conditions in stolen valor case
The two men appealed the conditions last year. American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.
How will a withdrawal from Afghanistan impact the military?
The combat experience gained in Afghanistan is one of the impacts a full withdrawal will have on U.S. forces, says the author of this commentary.
By Nathaniel Lowry
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Biden is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press