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GOP report blames Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan
The investigation claims the Biden administration undermined high-ranking officials and ignored warnings of the Taliban's growing strength.
Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces
The U.S. military did not provide its service members with explicit guidance or training on how to report instances of child abuse by Afghan forces prior to 2015, according to a report released Tuesday.
By Kyle Rempfer
US says multiple Americans among casualties in Kabul attack
Multiple American citizens were among the dead and wounded in the Taliban’s 13-hour siege of an upscale hotel in the capital Kabul over the weekend that left 22 dead, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.
US and Afghan forces free Taliban prisoners in Helmand
U.S. and Afghan forces raided a Taliban prison in Helmand province Jan. 20, rescuing more than 60 Afghan security forces, senior Afghan defense officials told Military Times.
By Shawn Snow
A-10 Warthogs are back in Afghanistan
The A-10 Thunderbolt II arrived in Afghanistan Jan. 19, and flew their first mission within 24 hours of landing at Kandahar, according to U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon denies ISIS claim of killing U.S. soldier
The Pentagon shot down a claim by the Islamic State that it killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan on Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer
Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead
A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including 14 foreigners, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours before the last attacker was killed on Sunday, with the casualty toll expected to rise.
‘Horse Soldiers’ go Hollywood: Behind the scenes with ‘12 Strong’
More than 16 years and hundreds of deployments into the war in Afghanistan, the story of the first ground troops to strike back after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S.
US ambassador Nikki Haley says Trump policy in Afghanistan is working
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy in Afghanistan is working, saying talks between the government and Taliban extremists, and a peace process, are closer than ever before.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
DoD IG: Afghan attack pilots are helping turn the tide for troops on the ground
Less than two years after flying its first combat mission, the Afghan Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucano aircraft are playing a key role in supporting Afghan soldiers on the ground.
By Kyle Rempfer
Afghan Air Force must start maintaining its own aircraft, report says
The Afghan Air Force must start maintaining its own aircraft and stop relying on contractors hired by coalition forces, according to a report by the Defense Department Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer