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Pentagon orders new interviews on deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack
The interviews are meant to see if service members who were not included in the original investigation, have new or different information.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
WhatsApp outage ‘a nightmare’ for group working to rescue Afghans, American citizens
The WhatsApp outage is no laughing matter for those trying to escape Afghanistan.
By Howard Altman
Saving Tawfiq: How veterans rescued an Afghan interpreter and his family
How a group of military veterans rescued a total stranger from Afghanistan.
By Howard Altman
Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley and CENTCOM commander, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, are all set to testify.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Taliban must meet its commitment before gaining UN recognition, Blinken says
Taliban fighters are vying for a seat in the club of nations and seeking what no country has given them as they attempt to govern for a second time: international recognition of their rule.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
US won’t be asking Taliban permission to strike terror groups in Afghanistan
Counterterror strikes from abroad will be cleared through the Taliban.
CENTCOM IDs man it says was ISIS-K facilitator killed in Aug. 27 drone strike
The strike was in response to an attack that killed 13 U.S. service members in the bloodiest single day for Americans since 2011.
By Howard Altman
A GI Bill for Afghan allies
This initiative would be critical to accelerating their integration and maximizing their ultimate contribution to their new country.
By Desaix Myers and Doug Livermore
Blinken vows Afghanistan evac mission will continue, but lawmakers skeptical
The Secretary of State faced partisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal in the first oversight hearing since all U.S. troops left the country last month.
U.S. Defense, State officials will meet with rescue groups to help evacuate Americans, Afghan allies
The Pentagon and State need to work more closely with veterans to help rescue American and Afghan allies, the founder of one rescue effort says.
By Howard Altman
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
A nation remembers on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
By Bobby Caina Calvan