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Andrew Webber's forever war
A successful attorney and decorated vet gave up everything to fight for Ukraine. His family is stil…
Sam Fellman,Ryan Pickrell
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SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.
The role of the elite unit may be limited but not inconsequential. "You don't use a scalpel for a j…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says
Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka earlier this month, suffering heavy losses in …
Alia Shoaib
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A former Afghan interpreter for the US military escaped Taliban rule only to be shot and killed in Washington, DC
The Army Special Forces veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan with Nasrat Ahmad Yar as his in…
Katie Hawkinson
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The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight
There's a push to get special operations forces involved in training partners to fight more than te…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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NATO chief says alliance has undergone its biggest transformation in a generation but military power has its limits
Jens Stoltenberg said NATO has gone through its biggest transformation in a generation since he too…
Thibault Spirlet
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The US military created an illusion of success in Afghanistan by handling tasks it was supposed to train Afghan troops to do, report says
A new US government watchdog report details how the US and Afghanistan failed to build and develop …
Jake Epstein
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Russia's spending on cemetery expansion more than doubled since the start of its invasion of Ukraine: report
Russia spent over twice as much on cemetery expansion in the first two years of the war as it did i…
Thibault Spirlet
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In a Taiwan war, the US could find itself fighting China without its top allies
In a China-Taiwan war, the US may have to counter an invasion without top allies, experts say. But …
Michael Peck
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The US told several Afghans to await relocation in Pakistan after escaping Taliban rule. Two years later, many are facing deportation.
This year, Pakistan officials have deported over 500 Afghans who escaped Afghanistan after the Tali…
Katie Hawkinson
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After taking in Afghan commandos, the British military may try to build another elite special-operations force
The British military has a history of taking in foreign fighters, some of whom have developed their…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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An Afghan Army cadet says he's been hiding at home for 6 weeks, fearing the Taliban's door-to-door manhunt
The Taliban have been hunting down people that served the previous Afghan government or once helped…
Sinéad Baker
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Air Force clears crew of C-17 that took off during Kabul evacuation while Afghan civilians swarmed the aircraft
The investigation was launched after footage emerged of Afghan civilians clinging to C-17 jets, wit…
Matthew Loh
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US officials predict Taliban fighters may take Afghan capital of Kabul in coming months
Taliban forces have captured at least eight provincial capitals throughout Afghanistan since last F…
Morgan Keith
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Facing hunger, some desperate Afghans are selling their kidneys for money
Five months into Taliban rule, Afghans tell Insider they've donated a kidney or dangerous amounts o…
Ali Latifi,Tamana Ayazi,Mujta…
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Afghan general says army was 'betrayed' by politics and blames Trump, Biden, and Afghan leaders for losing the war to the Taliban
The Afghan army has faced criticism for collapsing in the face of a Taliban offensive. Here's what …
Ryan Pickrell
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Afghan refugee organization says they received 'very credible lead' in search for missing baby who was handed to US soldier during Kabul airport pullout
The relief organization has been circulating photos of baby Sohail, who was only two months old whe…
Erin Snodgrass
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Russian troops in Ukraine have suffered as many deaths as the entire 9-year Afghan war that contributed to the USSR's collapse
Approximately 15,000 Russian troops died in the invasion of Ukraine, per UK's Defense secretary.
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A female soldier at Fort Bliss said she was assaulted by a group of male Afghan refugees, officials say
Officials have not released details about the nature of the assault, but violence is an ongoing pro…
Kelsey Vlamis
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I'm an Afghan woman with family in Kabul. The West's lack of respect for the Afghan people is maddening.
As an Afghan, what happened in my country last week is not nearly as devastating as what has occurr…