Politics Jun 23 WATCH: Pentagon leaders defend efforts on racism, extremism Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale.
Politics Jun 17 WATCH: Austin says Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 years An extremist group like al-Qaida may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military's withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon's top leaders said Thursday.
Politics May 18 WATCH: Fears of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says special envoy Khalilzad Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic, Washington's special envoy to Afghanistan said Tuesday.
Nation May 06 U.S. sends more warplanes to protect pullout from Afghanistan U.S. officials said before the withdrawal began that they expected the Taliban to attempt to interfere, even as the insurgents continue pressuring government forces, especially in Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan.
Politics Apr 11 Pentagon chief declares ‘ironclad’ U.S. commitment to Israel U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declared an “enduring and ironclad” American commitment to Israel, reinforcing support at a tense time in Israeli politics and amid questions about the Biden administration’s efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with Israel’s archenemy,…
Politics Apr 08 Biden seems ready to extend U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
World Feb 26 WATCH: U.S. strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman in Syria The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
Politics Feb 25 U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia The U.S. was retaliating for a rocket attack earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
World Feb 19 Pentagon chief urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence In his first press conference as defense secretary, Lloyd Austin says progress toward a durable peace in Afghanistan and an end to U.S. military involvement there depends on the Taliban reducing attacks.
Politics Jan 22 WATCH: Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as first Black Pentagon chief Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation's first Black secretary of defense.