Camp Lejeune Marines on a mission
Camp Lejeune is a very busy place as Marines get ready to ship off to Afghanistan. Their missions are varied, but none more so than the MEU – the Marine Expeditionary Unit. The rapid-response unit...
View ArticleObama to leave about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on developments regarding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan (all times local): 10:38 a.m. President Barack Obama is slowing the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan,...
View ArticleFemale member of Afghan peace team survives attack by gunmen
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say that a female member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team has been lightly wounded in an assassination attempt. A spokesman for the Iterior Ministry...
View ArticleTaliban return to Doha setting stage for Afghan peace talks
Islamabad, PAKISTAN (AP) — Taliban officials say a senior delegation has returned to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in...
View ArticleWarring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s warring sides have opened much-anticipated negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan...
View ArticleNATO chief rules out rushed, early exit from Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will not be leaving Afghanistan until security conditions allow, even as some U.S. troops might hope to be home for...
View ArticleJoint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military officer has held an unannounced meeting with Taliban peace negotiators to push for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan. Joint Chiefs of Staff...
View ArticleOfficials: Attacks around Afghanistan kill at least 23
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say separate attacks in Afghanistan have left at least 23 civilians and security forces dead. That’s the case even as Afghan negotiators are in Qatar to resume...
View ArticleBlinken in Afghanistan to sell troop withdrawal
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on the United States’ decision to withdraw all...
View ArticleUS to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that about 650 U.S. troops are expected to be kept in Afghanistan to provide security for the American diplomatic presence after the Pentagon...
View ArticleUS to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war. Their...
View ArticleBiden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American...
View ArticleNC lawmakers react to Afghanistan situation
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — Political leaders are reacting to President Joe Biden’s speech in which he acknowledged the “gut-wrenching” images coming out of Afghanistan after the swift Taliban takeover...
View ArticleLast troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal...
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