Afghanistan

Central America 01/19/21, 01:45

America’s second-highest-ranking official congratulated the president for peacefully leading the nation throughout his first term. Vice President Mike Pence applauded President Trump for doing everything in his power to avoid creating new international military confrontations. "I am proud to report with just a few days left in our Administration, our Administration is ...

U.S. 10/08/20, 06:26

President Donald Trump has sped up the timeline for ending the U.S.'s longest war, declaring that he wants to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan before the end of 2020, much sooner than the deadline that his administration has put forward. In a tweet late on Wednesday night, Oct. 7, President ...

U.S. 08/29/20, 10:52

After holding talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, President Donald Trump hopes to implement a one-third reduction of U.S. troops in the territory, the Wall Street Journal revealed on  Friday, Aug. 28. There are currently 5,200 military personnel stationed in Iraq. With the new measure that will drop to 3,500, ...

U.S. 07/08/20, 05:39

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, on Tuesday, July 7, expressed skepticism that intelligence of Russian bounties to Taliban extremists is tied to the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.  “I found it very worrisome, I just didn't find that there was a causative link there," McKenzie told ...

U.S. 03/03/20, 05:34

During a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday, Mar. 1, Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) expressed his support of the Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban.  “This decision by the administration is 100% correct,” said Rose, an Afghan war veteran who received the bronze star and Purple Heart, reported the ...

Middle East 02/29/20, 15:24

A peace agreement was signed between the Trump administration and the Taliban on Saturday, Feb. 29, which would help end 18 years of war in Afghanistan and allow U.S. troops to return home. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the historical deal in Doha, Qatar, ...

Politics 02/22/20, 05:23

The United States and the Taliban are preparing for the signing of a peace deal later this month, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which would help end America’s longest war. “U.S. negotiators in Doha (Qatar) have come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant and nationwide ...

Asia & Pacific 02/09/20, 19:57

Two U.S. service members were killed and six more wounded during an attack on a joint operation between American and Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Feb. 8. Early indications suggest that the two service members were killed in what's known as a green-on-blue attack, in which Afghan forces ...

Middle East 01/16/20, 18:42

The silence was golden on Tuesday, Jan. 14, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), a retired Army Ranger who lost both legs and a finger while on active duty in Afghanistan, challenged Democrats who had criticized the killing of Iranian terrorist leader Gen. Soleimani by U.S. ...

U.S. 01/15/20, 07:14

Norberto Mendez-Hernandez was a Marine who died while he served in Afghanistan in 2011, at the age of 22. He was a husband and father, leaving behind his wife, son and newborn daughter. The family had moved from place to place since his death, and never really settled down—until today. Since receiving ...

U.S. 01/13/20, 06:07

A U.S. soldier from Aurora was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan. The city of Aurora, Illinois, said that 21-year-old Miguel Villalon was one of two U.S. service members killed on Saturday, Jan. 11. "Miguel was a young soldier with dreams for the future and a desire to make ...

World 12/30/19, 12:38

The Taliban announced a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 29, in an effort to encourage a possible peace agreement with the United States, according to The Associated Press. The statement was released by the Taliban's ruling council, but officials from the insurgent group did not announce when it would ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/19, 09:00

The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn't say when it would begin. A cease-fire had been demanded by Washington before any peace agreement ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 20:26

The remains of the 33-year-old New Jersey soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 23, have been returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 10:47

The remains of a 33-year-old American soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble of Washington Township, New Jersey, was killed Monday in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province. The Taliban ...

U.S. 12/24/19, 08:35

The Pentagon has identified the New Jersey soldier who was killed in Afghanistan Monday, Dec. 23. Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble, 33, of Washington Township, New Jersey, died from the injuries he sustained during combat operations in Kunduz Province the day before, Army Special Operations Command said in a statement. Pentagon ...

U.S. 12/01/19, 18:02

How on earth was the president of the United States able to leave his residence in Florida, get on a plane for a visit to troops in a hostile country, all without detection from media, public, or enemy elements? The White House had even arranged for preplanned tweets from the ...

U.S. 11/29/19, 04:52

President Trump held a secret rendezvous with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, as he flew on a 13-hour flight to surprise them by serving up their Thanksgiving lunch. Meanwhile, First Lady Melania Trump expressed her prayers and good wishes to all Americans, with a special mention to military troops serving the ...

U.S. 11/28/19, 21:07

President Donald Trump said that the United States has reopened peace talks with Taliban during a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving to rally U.S. troops.  It was his first trip to the country, the president told troops gathered at the Air Force that he would be resuming cease-fire discussions with ...

U.S. 11/28/19, 16:03

President Trump was on a secret mission on Wednesday night, Nov. 27, as he flew across the globe in Air Force One for a special rendezvous. It was a surprise visit as he quietly left his new official residence at Mar-a-Largo, Florida, to visit the U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field ...