More Than 100 Dead In Taliban Attack On Afghan Army Base
Taliban fighters killed the soldiers at a base in the northern part of the country, in one of the deadliest attacks on an Afghan base since the war began.
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Giant Bomb Was 'Right Weapon' For Attack On ISIS, U.S. General Says
The nearly 22,000-pound bomb killed at least 36 fighters and destroyed "large quantities" of weapons when it struck a network of tunnels, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman says.
Bomb Dropped On Afghan Province Was Historic In Size
The Pentagon says the U.S. dropped the largest conventional weapon ever used in combat to hit an underground ISIS complex. Some speculate the action was also meant to send a message to North Korea.
U.S. Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used In Combat
The U.S. on Thursday released one of the most powerful non-nuclear bombs ever built — the 22,000 pound Massive Ordnance Air Blast weapon — against ISIS fighters in eastern Afghanistan. It marked the first use of this weapon but was not expected to bring the end of the conflict any closer.
U.S. Drops Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used In Combat
The so-called Mother of All Bombs was dropped Thursday in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says it hit an underground ISIS complex.
300 Marines To Deploy To Afghanistan
Rachel Martin talks with Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as the U.S. prepares to send 300 Marines to Helmand province.
U.S. Soldier's Death Highlights Threat Of ISIS In Afghanistan
An American soldier was killed fighting ISIS over the weekend in Afghanistan. NPR takes a look at how serious the ISIS threat is there and how it fits into the wider conflict between American forces, their Afghan allies and anti-government insurgents and terrorists.
U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
The NATO-led Resolute Support's official Twitter account released a statement Saturday saying that a U.S. solider had been killed in Afghanistan. Few details were given about the circumstances.
Defense Secretary Expresses Concern Over Russian Support For Taliban
Russia has begun supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan against U.S. forces and the government in Kabul. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned in London that the U.S. is "concerned" about this support, first revealed earlier this year, as it weighs the next phase of its approach to the longest-running war in American history.
Special Immigrant Visa Holders Still Face Questioning Upon Reaching U.S.
Visa holders who worked with the U.S. overseas say they've been detained and threatened with deportation upon arrival in the country, but federal officials say there is broad discretion to deny entry.