Afghan Drug Lords Escaped Justice—But Did It Matter? Former senior Drug Enforcement Administration officials say the Obama administration’s 2013 refusal to indict and prosecute...
Feds Drop Charges Against Afghan Soldier Trying to Claim Asylum in Texas Wasi faced up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 if he pleaded guilty.
Afghan Government Officials Helped Smugglers Sneak Almost $1 Billion in Cash and Gold Out of Afghanistan During Collapse During the final months of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as the Taliban advanced on the capital, the elected...
An Afghan Soldier Fleeing the Taliban Spent Months Reaching the US to Request Asylum. He Was Arrested at the Texas Border. Over the course of the conflict, the U.S. issued special visas to more than 34,000 Afghans who qualified for various reasons.
Afghan Pilot Who Bombed the Taliban Now Flying Recon to Combat US Wildfires With the support of a U.S. veterans group, former Afghan Air Force (AAF) Maj. Samimullah Samim earned U.S. flight...
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...
Hear a Medal of Honor Recipient Describe Hand-to-Hand Combat with the Taliban On Dec. 5, 2012, Dr. Dilip Joseph, an aid worker who was training health-care providers in villages around Kabul, was...
Visit to a Lost CIA Base in Afghanistan With the base empty and the Taliban back in power, Washington’s ability to monitor the assorted militants who are still in...
Once Banned by the Taliban, Kites Mark First Thanksgiving for Afghan Refugees on US Military Base The Marines added a new tradition to the old for the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. for the Afghan refugees who escaped...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data...
2 Military Planes Are Fighting LA's Fires, But Navy Helicopters and Marines Are Still Awaiting Orders The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a firefighting system are now flying over...
