Tourists Are Trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban Government Is Eager to Welcome Them By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and...
The US Lifts Bounties on Senior Taliban Officials, Including Sirajuddin Haqqani, Says Kabul The Haqqani network grew into one of the deadliest arms of the Taliban after the U.S.-led 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
Taliban Release an American Man Who Was Abducted While Traveling in Afghanistan An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released...
They Helped US Order Airstrikes Against Taliban. Now Trump's Moves Have Left Those Afghans in Limbo Many are now stranded in Albania, Pakistan and Qatar where they were awaiting transfer to the United States.
Our Next War in Afghanistan Is Already Looming. And It May Be Even Harder. The dangers that kept the U.S. in Afghanistan for so long are accumulating again, little more than a month after troops left...
Taliban Say 2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Were Freed in a Prisoner Exchange A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure...
Biden Speaks with Relatives of Americans Held by Taliban, But Deal to Bring Them Home Still Elusive President Joe Biden spoke with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan...
US Military Warnings of Dire Situation in Afghanistan During Withdrawal Ignored, House GOP Report Finds Warnings from U.S. military officers about the Taliban's swift advances as American troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021...
Taliban Vice and Virtue Laws Provide 'Distressing Vision' for Afghanistan, Warns UN Envoy Taliban officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the U.N. criticism.
The Taliban Are Celebrating 3 Years in Power, but They’re Not Talking About Afghans The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")