Tag: Afghanistan

In this undated image provided by the U.S. Army, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl poses in front of an American flag. U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was exchanged for five Taliban commanders being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to published reports. Bergdahl is in stable condition at a Berlin hospital, according to the reports. (Photo by U.S. Army via Getty Images)

National Security

5 senior Taliban leaders to be freed on Monday

Charles Hoskinson · May 31, 2015 4:01 am

Obama: First Memorial Day in 14 years without ground combat

Obama: First Memorial Day in 14 years without ground combat

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 25, 2015 6:01 pm

Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Pfc. Benjamin Feldbush of Stafford County, Va., places a flag in front of a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2015. "Flags In" is an annual tradition that is reserved for The Old Guard since its designation as the Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. They conduct the mission annually at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery prior to Memorial Day to honor our nation's fallen military heroes. (AP Photo)

National Security

Remembrance

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2015 9:00 am

President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Soldiers are still dying in Afghanistan, Obama honors the fallen

Barbara Boland · May 23, 2015 1:52 pm

Susan Rice: ‘We Have Ended Two Wars Responsibly’

Susan Rice: ‘We Have Ended Two Wars Responsibly’

Geoffrey Norman · May 20, 2015 8:19 pm

Asking presidential candidates whether they support or would change past foreign policy decisions, like whetherÂ President Bush should have sent the U.S. military into Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein in 2003,Â is the most common line of questioning among members of the media. (Getty Image)

We’re asking presidential candidates all the wrong questions

Pete Hoekstra · May 15, 2015 9:00 am

If tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghan kids have rejected the call to extremism by embracing peace, shouldn't we give peace education a chance in America, too? (AP Photo)Â

Combat home-grown terror by teaching peace

Suraya Sadeed · May 15, 2015 9:00 am

President George W. Bush, shakes hands with Navy Petty Officer, Jesse Alvarado, right, after presenting him with the President's Volunteer Service Award Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. Bush, was in Norfolk to take part in the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk.Â (AP Photo)

To blame and blame not

Noemie Emery · May 12, 2015 9:00 am

State Dept. Spending $500K on a Cricket League in Afghanistan

Jeryl Bier · May 4, 2015 5:09 pm

Afghanistan Takes Heaviest Casualties Since Fighting Began

Afghanistan Takes Heaviest Casualties Since Fighting Began

Geoffrey Norman · May 4, 2015 12:05 pm

A U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne Division destroys opium poppies growing in a field in Khost province, Afghanistan, in 2008. Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Washington Secrets

U.S. dumps $8.4b in Afghanistan to fight drugs, but opium production jumped

Paul Bedard · April 30, 2015 8:26 pm

"I remain concerned that IRD is acting improperly to limit the rights of potential whistleblowers to report instances of waste, fraud and abuse," John Sopko wrote in late July of last year. (AP Photo)Â

State Department slashes oversight in Afghanistan, putting billions at risk

Sarah Bedford · April 29, 2015 1:59 pm