Aug 09 Pentagon: British firm billed US $50M for iffy expenses By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A British company hired to help train Afghan intelligence officers billed the U.S. government for more than $50 million in questionable expenses. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:44 Iran gains influence in Afghanistan as war continues By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump has reportedly become frustrated with what he sees as the U.S.’s losing position in the 16-year war in Afghanistan. The New York Times also reported this weekend that Iran has gained influence there, conducting covert activities and… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 9:22 Trump administration weighs best path forward on Afghanistan war By PBS News Hour Under President Trump, a new strategy for the almost 16-year war in Afghanistan has been the subject of divisive debate among him and his national security team for months, with the president apparently growing frustrated with the slow progress. P.J. Continue watching
Jul 22 U.S. airstrike mistakenly kills at least 12 Afghan police officers By Michael D. Regan U.S. airstrikes mistakenly killed at least 12 members of the Afghan National Police force during an operation against the Taliban on Friday, Afghan officials said. Continue reading
Jul 21 U.S. still debating ‘big ideas’ on Afghan plan, says Mattis By Robert Burns, Associated Press Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Trump administration is still trying to get right what he calls "the big ideas" for a new Afghanistan war strategy. Mattis was asked what is holding up the administration's strategy review at an impromptu… Continue reading
Jul 19 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam Here are five stories outside of politics that you may have missed. Continue reading
Jul 15 Afghan girls robotics team arrives in U.S. just in time By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 13 Afghan girls will be allowed into U.S. for robotics contest By Amir Shah and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The third time's the charm for Afghanistan's all girl robotics team, who will be allowed entry into the U.S. to compete in a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to reverse a decision twice denying them enter into the… Continue reading
Jul 10 How we fail to humanize war By Elizabeth Flock Poet and playwright Harry Newman said we need to better understand how the countries we go to war with are often a lot like us. "Those are connections we don't make, or we're not encouraged to make. And those are… Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S., NATO allies wrangle over troop levels in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press More than 16 years into the Afghanistan war, the United States and its NATO allies wrangled anew on Thursday over how to meet the need for more troops to counter the resurgent Taliban and help the Afghan forces break a… Continue reading