Defense Secretary Ash Carter Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan
"The interests we are pursuing here are clear and enduring," said Carter. President-elect Trump's plans for U.S. involvement in the country aren't known.
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Legal Win For Marine Who Used Classified Information In An Email Warning
A federal judge has overturned a military panel's decision to force Maj. Jason Brezler out of the Corps for including classified information in an email to his fellow Marines.
From Afghanistan To U.S., A Lesson In Love — One Thanksgiving At A Time
When Saboor Sahely left Afghanistan for the U.S. in 1978, he bore a lesson with him: love for his community. Now a restaurant owner in Utah, he has given out free Thanksgiving meals for 26 years.
How $85 Million Failed To Build A Swanky Hotel In Kabul
A new report finds $85 million in loans for a U.S.-supported hotel and apartment project in Afghanistan are gone, and that the buildings are unfinished and appear to be abandoned.
How Will Trump Handle America's Multiple Wars?
No incoming president has started his term with the U.S. military engaged in four separate conflicts. Trump has offered few clues about his plans aside from a sweeping pledge to destroy ISIS.
Bagram Attack: Bomber Kills 4 At U.S. Air Base In Afghanistan
An alleged Taliban suicide bomber infiltrated NATO's Bagram Airfield in Kabul and killed at least four Americans. Such attacks are extremely rare.
Sharbat Gula, Subject Of Iconic 'National Geographic' Photo, Will Travel To India
Now in her 40s, Sharbat Gula suffers from hepatitis C and is poised to travel to Bangalore to receive treatment, Afghan officials say.
Explosion Kills 4 Americans At Bagram Airfield, Largest NATO Base In Afghanistan
NATO says at least 17 people were wounded in the suicide bombing attack — the second on a foreign installation in Afghanistan in the past week.
For Trump, Pakistan And Afghanistan Pose Challenges Without Easy Solutions
He mostly ignored this region on the campaign trail, but the president-elect will find much to worry about. War, terrorism, corruption, tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors — it's all there.
German Consulate in Northern Afghanistan Attacked
The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack late Thursday, which the group says was launched in retaliation for recent airstrikes in the city of Kunduz that killed dozens of civilians.