Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange.
A memorial was dedicated on Wednesday to five soldiers, including two Nevada Army Guardsman, who lost their lives after their Chinook helicopter was shot down on a mission in Afghanistan.
House Republicans have released a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
On Monday, former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration for the withdrawal, which included the August 26th, 2020 Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 service members and at least 150 others.
Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening.
The president approved the operation last week and it was carried out Sunday.
Eight people were killed and 31 injured Saturday in Kabul when mortars slammed into a residential area. The mortars were blamed on Islamic State militants. The attack came hours before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings with the Taliban and
The new plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in Trump’s final days in office, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a slower, more methodical pullout.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is warning that much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan’s warring parties are likely to be “contentious.”
The top U.S. general for the Middle East says the Trump administration will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November.