China Appoints New Military Commander in Restive Xinjiang The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is a particular concern for Beijing.
US B-52 Bombers, Gunships Sent into Action in Afghanistan in Attempt to Stop Taliban Advance on Key Cities The Pentagon estimates that the Taliban now controls half of Afghanistan's 419 district centers.
Airstrikes Pummel Taliban in South; Insurgents Gain in North The Afghan air force carried out more airstrikes against Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan on Thursday.
Taliban Take Much of Provincial Capital in South Afghanistan The Taliban pressed ahead with their advances in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Citing Taliban Violence, US Expands Afghan Refugee Program The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan.
Hospital Bombed in Southern Afghanistan as Battles Rage Provincial council chief Attaullah Afghan confirmed that the hospital was struck by the Afghan air force.
China-Taliban Ties Warming Ahead of US Withdrawal China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials.
US Stepping Up Airstrikes This Week to Support Afghan Forces The Pentagon says the U.S. military is intensifying airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces in their...
US Pays $4B to Afghan Forces; Who Is Watching? The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces.
Pakistani Army: Afghan Soldiers Flee Attack, Cross Border The statement said 46 members of the Afghan forces, including five officers, crossed the border late Sunday near the...
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...
