Afghanistan

Afghan and NATO officials in Afghanistan say five rockets have been fired at a major U.S. base.

A U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has rattled Washington’s allies and adversaries in the region

The acting defense secretary says the period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq in the coming weeks is “fraught with risk,” Speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Christopher C

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. officials say President Donald Trump is expected to cut a significant number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a smaller number in Iraq by the final days of his presidency

A brazen attack by Islamic State militants who stormed Kabul University has left at least 22 dead and 22 wounded in the Afghan capital

Afghanistan’s interior ministry says a suicide attack outside an educational center in the capital, Kabul, has killed at least 18 people and wounded 57 others, including students.

Tens of thousands of veterans and service members stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan say exposure to trash fires or “burn pits” has left them with breathing problems and other chronic illnesses, including cancer. They are fighting for health benefits, but say the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is turning its back on them. Veterans say everything...

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden both say they want to pull U.S. forces out of Iraq and Afghanistan. But their approaches differ, and the outcome of the election will have long-term consequences not only for U.S. troops, but for the wider region.

Afghanistan’s warring sides have opened much-anticipated negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war

A soldier who once set a record for the longest sniper shot in Afghanistan by an American is now facing gun charges as part of a larger death investigation in Northern Virginia.

A new documentary from Netflix and The New York Times, “Father Soldier Son,” follows a U.S. Army Ranger platoon sergeant and the impact of his deployment to Afghanistan on his family. Directors and Times journalists Catrin Einhorn and Leslye Davis joined LX News to discuss what they learned about how military service affects families.

A growing chorus of American officials have said in recent days that the intelligence suggesting Russians paid “bounties” to induce the Taliban to kill American service members in Afghanistan is less than conclusive.

Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.

The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because there wasn’t corroborating evidence.

U.S. officials will provide a classified briefing for congressional leaders about intelligence assessments that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Shawn Gregoire wants answers about her son’s death. Gregoire’s son, Army Spc. Isaiah Nance, was killed last summer by an Afghan soldier being trained by the U.S. military. On Saturday, she learned through social media about reports that the U.S. government may have known for months about possible Russian bounty payments to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. “I would...

President Donald Trump is coming under growing pressure from lawmakers to respond to allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan

The mother of a Marine killed last year in Afghanistan said Monday that she wants a thorough investigation of reports that her son and two other Marines may have been the targets of Taliban-linked fighters who collected a bounty on U.S. soldiers offered by a Russian military intelligence unit.

President Donald Trump wasn’t briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan because the assessments had not been “verified,” the White House said Monday.