Reports: Taliban Seize Key Afghan Border Crossing With Iran It was the third crossing the insurgents have taken, after previously seizing crossings with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Iran Hosts High-Level Afghan Peace Talks as Fighting Surges Iran on Wednesday hosted the first significant talks in months between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives.
After Troops Exit, Safety of US Embassy in Kabul Top Concern In Kabul, it’s common to hear speculation about when and if the U.S. Embassy will evacuate and shut down.
Taliban Take Districts in NE Afghanistan from Fleeing Troops Hundreds of Afghan army, police and intelligence troops surrendered their military outposts.
Top US General Says Security in Afghanistan Deteriorating Gen. Austin S. Miller said the rapid loss of districts around the country to the Taliban is worrisome.
UN Urges World to Push Afghanistan from Battlefield to Talks Deborah Lyons told the U.N. Security Council that she cannot overstate her concern at the current situation.
Taliban Take Key Afghan District, Adding to String of Gains Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Monday.
Afghan Peace Envoy Fears Pullout Will Embolden Taliban By Sept. 11 at the latest, around 2,300-3,500 remaining U.S. troops and roughly 7,000 allied NATO forces are scheduled to...
What Do We Owe the Afghans We've Left Behind? America is finally pulling out of Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict.
Emptiness, Anger, Relief: Afghanistan Veterans Wrestle with Coming End of 'Forever War' Veterans described feeling everything from happiness, to grief, to anger and confusion.
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...
