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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is escorted into the Ft. Bragg military courthouse for the sentencing proceedings on Thursday in Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Closing Arguments Wrap Up In Bowe Bergdahl's Sentencing

5:27pm November 02, 2017

"Justice is not rescuing Sgt. Bergdahl from his Taliban captors, in the cage where he was for years, only to place him in a cell," said his defense. But prosecutors say he must be held responsible.

Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — Eugene R. Fidell, left, and Army Lt. Col. Franklin D. Rosenblatt — leave the Ft. Bragg military courthouse on Thursday in Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Bowe Bergdahl And The Troops Who Searched For Him Come Face-to-Face In Court

11:22pm October 26, 2017

Mlitary prosecutors have called on several current and former service members who looked for Bergdahl in the days immediately after he walked away from his post in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl enters the Fort Bragg military courthouse for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday in Fort Bragg, N.C.

At Bowe Bergdahl's Sentencing, Navy SEAL Describes Being Shot During Search

6:34pm October 25, 2017

A military judge is allowing the testimony of service members who were injured as a direct result of the searches for Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban and held for five years.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (center) is escorted to the military courthouse at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Oct. 16, the day he pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

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At A Hearing For Bowe Bergdahl, The Focus Is On President Trump

5:54pm October 23, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The Army judge, Col. Jeffrey Nance, posed the question of whether the sergeant could receive a fair trial after comments made by the president, who has repeatedly called Bergdahl a traitor.

An Afghan National Army soldier searches a vehicle at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday on the way to the Maiwand army base, the site of the Taliban attack late Wednesday.

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Taliban Attack Nearly Wipes Out Afghan Army Base

5:24pm October 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Just two Afghan soldiers at a base in Afghanistan's Kandahar province were left uninjured. At least 43 were killed. This week, more than 120 people were killed by the militant group.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (right), with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday. A rocket attack targeted Kabul's main airport on the same day.

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Rockets Hit Kabul Airport After Mattis Arrives On Unannounced Visit

10:13am September 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Militant fighters fired several rockets that exploded at or near Hamid Karzai International Airport, hours after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan. No injuries were reported.

Mourners carry the coffin of one of six Afghan employees of the Red Cross killed in an attack in a remote northern province in February.

In Their Own Words: Why Armed Fighters Attack Aid Workers

3:07pm September 14, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

In the first study of its kind, researchers ask members of al-Shabab, the Haqqani network and the Taliban to explain why they attack the humanitarians trying to help them.

Pakistan's prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (shown here Aug. 1), says that U.S. sanctions against Pakistan will only hurt its efforts to fight militants in the region.

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Prime Minister Abbasi: Degrading Pakistan Hurts U.S. Fight Against Militants

5:27pm September 12, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistani leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says his country has "taken on terrorism" and "defeated terrorism." President Trump has accused Pakistan of harboring militants from neighboring Afghanistan.

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capi

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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 24 In Afghanistan's Capital

1:21pm July 24, 2017

by Christianna Silva

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of recent violence in Kabul.

The death toll from Wednesday's bomb attack in Kabul has risen to more than 150, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. He spoke at an international peace conference Tuesday in the Afghan capital.

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Death Toll In Kabul Blast Surpasses 150, Afghan President Says

3:56pm June 06, 2017

by Amy Held

Previous estimates said 90 had died in last week's truck bombing outside the German Embassy. Speaking at a Kabul peace conference, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani did not explain the sharp increase.