Afghanistan War

In this Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, file photo, 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, left, and his defense attorney Capt. Tom Clark, right, walk in Camp Speicher, a large U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The White House announced May 6, 2019, that President Donald Trump pardoned Behenna, a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (AP Photo/Vanessa Gera)

Senior Military Officers Oppose Trump Plan to Pardon Troops Accused of Crimes

Current and former military officers urged the White House not to pardon troops and contractors implicated in crimes.

A small checkpoint guarding a highway outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, April 16, 2019. (J.P. LAWRENCE / STARS AND STRIPES)

US Airstrike, Coordinated with Afghans, Accidentally Killed Up to 17 Policemen

A statement said an Afghan unit on the ground had told coalition forces that the area was clear of friendly forces.

The 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) patch on a U.S. Army soldier’s sleeve. (NATO photo/Aubrey Page)

Deadly Insider Attacks Bolstered Army Advising Unit's Resolve, General Says

Continuing the advise-and-assist mission in Afghanistan was the best way to honor their fallen comrades, he said.

An Afghan injured man walks as he talks with his mobile cell phone after a huge explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Taliban Attack Aid Group Office in Afghan Capital, Kills 5

Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a U.S.-based aid organization in the Afghan capital, setting off a huge explosion.

Troops deployed to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan await the start of the movie 'Avengers: Endgame' on May 1. Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger agreed to send the blockbuster film to air bases in Afghanistan and Qatar after Hurlburt Field military spouse Kat Lancaster asked him via Twitter to make the movie available to those deployed troops. (Area Support Group-Afghanistan)

Milspouse Tweet Prompts Disney to Send ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to Deployed Troops

Kat Lancaster, a Hurlburt Field military spouse, convinced the Walt Disney studio to troops in Afghanistan and Qatar.

Quadruple Amputee Marine Opens Up About the Moment That Helped Him Overcome Depression

Retired Marine Sgt. John Peck has a new book called “Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Af...

In this Feb. 11, 2019, photo, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, left, arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan to consult with Army Gen. Scott Miller, right, commander of U.S. and coalition forces, and senior Afghan government leaders. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

US Military Cuts Back on Afghan War Data

The latest clampdown aligns with President Donald Trump's complaint that the U.S. gives away too much war information.

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates taxis to the runway in order to participate in a new offensive campaign in Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2017. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) launched a series of ongoing attacks to hit the Taliban's revenue streams. Together, Afghan and U.S. forces conducted combined operations to strike drug labs and command-and-control nodes in northern He

US No Longer Using F-22s to Bomb Afghan Drug Labs, Watchdog Says

Operation Iron Tempest never had the intended effect, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says.

In this March 2, 2016 file photo, new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson speaks during a change of command ceremony at the Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan War Commander's Next Mission: Helping Female Vets Start Businesses

Retired Army Gen. John Nicholson, who served as commander in Afghanistan, has been named head of the PenFed Foundation.

In this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, photo, Masih Rahman speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

UN: Pro-Government Forces Kill More Afghans than Insurgents

The statistics reflects what many say is a growing problem in Afghanistan's brutal war.

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