Saving Tawfiq: How veterans rescued an Afghan interpreter and his family
After days of waiting and worrying, Tawfiq Khairkhah received the message about his escape for which he had been praying. important: I am contacting the…
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress…
Milley meets Russian counterpart
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — The top U.S. military officer met with his Russian counterpart Wednesday, against the backdrop of U.S. struggles to get military basing…
U.S. Defense, State officials will meet with rescue groups to help evacuate Americans, Afghan allies
The Departments of Defense and State will meet with groups such as Digital Dunkirk, Pineapple Express, Allied Airlift 21 and others to find a way…
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
Americans solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil just weeks after the fraught end of…
US: Afghan evacuee flights halted from two key military bases
The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas for unspecified “health safety concerns,” a move U.S. officials warn…
SECDEF: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United…
US troops killed in Afghan bombing awarded Purple Hearts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted, according…
Veterans groups, evacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
WASHINGTON (AP) — American veterans groups and others are pleading for U.S. and Taliban action on a weeklong standoff that has left hundreds of would-be…
White House: US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has the capacity to evacuate the approximately 300 U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan who want to leave before President…