As Troop Pullout Looms, Afghanistan 'Fighting for its Very Survival,' IG Says With just 45 days before that crucial deadline, time is running out to make critical decisions.
'Big Bang Theory' Team to Launch Comedy about Marine Veteran and His Afghan Interpreter An Afghan interpreter immigrates to Ohio and hangs out with a Marine he knows from the war. Will laughs follow?
What We Got Wrong in Afghanistan Bing West's new novel, The Last Platoon, is a cautionary tale about America's "Forever War."
US Completes Drawdowns to 2,500 Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan; No Word on Somalia The Pentagon announced completion of the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq ordered by President Trump.
Airman Who Directed Danger-Close Airstrikes in 'Ferocious Firefight' Will Receive Medal More than 150 friendly forces made it out that day because of Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich's actions, the Air Force said.
The Case for Getting Out of Afghanistan Now Pushing through a complete U.S. military departure from Afghanistan in the next two months is not precipitous.
US Pullout in Afghanistan Will Empower the Taliban, HR McMaster Says The plan will speed a Taliban takeover and renew risks of major terror attacks on the U.S. homeland, he said.
Trump Makes It Official with Troop Reductions in Iraq, Afghanistan The number of U.S. troops in both countries will be slashed by Jan. 15, 2021, according to the acting defense secretary.
Acting SecDef Chris Miller's First Message to the Military: It's Time to Leave Afghanistan "We met the challenge; we gave it our all. Now, it's time to come home."
'We're Better Than This': Jon Stewart, Veterans Advocates Rally for Bipartisan Burn Pit Legislation No matter who wins the election, the talk show host and activists say they have a plan to push through burn pit legislation.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...