
Afghanistan
Vice President Pence ‘proud’ Trump administration avoided starting a new war
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 ...
President Trump wants US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, ending longest war
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 ...
The Trump administration reducing US troops in Iraq to one-third, a report reveals
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, ...
‘The intel case wasn’t proved to me’: Top US general doubts Russian bounty intel linked to American troop deaths in Afghanistan
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 ...
Democratic lawmaker praises President Trump’s peace deal with Taliban: it’s ‘100% correct’
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 ...
Trump administration signs peace deal with Taliban, ending America’s longest war
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, ...
Pompeo: US, Taliban prepare to sign peace deal next week
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 ...
2 U.S. soldiers killed, 6 wounded ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan
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 ...
GOP lawmaker who lost both legs in Afghanistan makes powerful statement to Democrats
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. ...
Family of Marine who died in Afghanistan receives mortgage free home
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 ...
US soldier from Illinois killed in Afghanistan
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 ...
Taliban announce a cease-fire in Afghanistan towards a historic peace agreement with the US
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 ...
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
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 ...
Remains of soldier killed by Taliban in Afghanistan returned to US
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 ...
Remains of US soldier killed in Afghanistan returned to US
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 ...
Green Beret killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan identified
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 ...
Amazing details of President Trump’s secret Thanksgiving trip into a conflict zone
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 ...
First Lady Melania Trump extends prayers and good wishes to troops and all Americans
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 ...
President Trump says peace talks reopened with Taliban during surprise visit to Afghanistan
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 ...
President Trump surprises U.S. troops in Afghanistan for Thanksgiving lunch
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 ...

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