Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge
The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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IAVA names former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter as next CEO
Hunter becomes the second woman to lead the advocacy group's efforts in highlighting the challenges of young veterans.
New law would require Pentagon to identify all burn pit locations
New defense policy bill also seeks to shut down any remaining burn pit waste disposal sites.
By Patricia Kime
The Taliban have been defeated. America didn’t do it
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces is the key to a durable peace in that country, says this author.
By Jason Criss Howk
Top Pentagon leaders consider leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counterterrorism mission, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Airstrikes called in as Taliban attempt to breach Bagram Air Base
U.S. and Afghan forces were pulled into a nearly nine to 10 hour firefight after a suicide bombing targeted a medical facility that was under construction near the base, a source on the ground detailed to Military Times.
By Shawn Snow
Afghan bomber hits medical facility near American air base, 2 killed
A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of Afghanistan’s capital, the U.S. military and Afghan officials said. Two civilians were killed and more than 70 people wounded.
Afghanistan’s Karzai says American cash fed corruption
Afghanistan’s former president argued Tuesday that Washington helped fuel corruption in his nation by spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two decades without accountability.
Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success, according to bombshell WaPo report
Sopko told the Washington Post that the documents it obtained showed “the American people have constantly been lied to” about the state and progress of the conflict.
By Shawn Snow
US peace envoy to Afghanistan opens first round of resurrected talks with Taliban
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday held the first official talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban since President Donald Trump declared a near-certain peace deal with the insurgents dead in September.
National Guardsman raises money to fly cat home from Afghanistan
A National Guardsman who made friends with a stray cat in Afghanistan raised enough money to bring the feline home to Delaware.
Army announces winter deployments to Korea and Afghanistan
The Department of the Army has announced upcoming deployments to Afghanistan and South Korea for U.S. soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer