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US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing 3, Trump says
The strike comes two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.
US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces this week
These are the first known U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan since Gen. Scott Miller, who had been the top U.S. commander in the country, relinquished his command and left the country last week.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Taliban appear to have ‘strategic momentum’ says Gen. Milley
Milley said the Taliban now control about half of the 419 district centers in Afghanistan, and while they have yet to capture any of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, they are pressuring about half of them.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The military isn’t ‘distracted’ by the critical race theory conversation, SECDEF says
The Defense Department doesn't "embrace" critical race theory, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
Health equity for women, minority veterans can be achieved only through choice
While some VA facilities offer top-notch care in certain fields, too many far underperform their local competitors.
By Darin Selnick
Top generals planned to resign en masse if Trump refused to leave office: reports
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff compared President Donald Trump to Hitler, and his administration to the birth of the Nazi party.
Afghanistan’s neighbors wary as US seeks nearby military staging area
U.S. diplomats are meeting with more doubts from Afghanistan’s neighbors about any security partnering with the United States.
Bush criticizes Afghanistan withdrawal, fears for women
Former President George W. Bush says the withdrawal from Afghanistan is a mistake.
A shabby ending: The US flight from Afghanistan was a mistake
Afghanistan was a costly war in every respect — dragging on interminably, while achieving few meaningful objectives.
By Andrew Milburn
Biden defends Afghanistan pullout as Taliban gains ground
President Joe Biden explains the decision to pull out of Afghanistan
By Joe Gould