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A suspicious object near the Pentagon was investigated and cleared early Tuesday, officials say.  A Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) unit on routine patrol spotted a suspicious object in the south parking lot at about 6:30 a.m., the agency said. They cordoned off the area and blocked vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  A hazardous device unit responded and the object...

Austin said the U.S. needs to “consider some uncomfortable truths,” including that we “didn’t fully comprehend the depth of corruption and poor leadership” among the Afghan army’s senior ranks and that the Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban in 2020 “had a demoralizing effect on Afghan soldiers.”

A memorial service was held at the Pentagon Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, to honor the lives lost.

Zach Laychak was just 9 when his father died at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. He shares the ways he still honors and remembers his father with News4’s Julie Carey.

The families of Pentagon victims will gather Saturday morning to honor the 184 people who were killed there on 9/11. An iconic moment will come at sunrise, when the large flag will be unfurled on the west side of the Pentagon. Zach Laychak’s dad is never far from his mind. A bracelet on his wrist is a constant reminder. “It…

How was it covering the terrorism attacks on 9/11? NBC4 journalists share an oral history of how the day unfolded in the field and the newsroom.

A powerful beam is illuminating the night sky over the Pentagon this weekend to mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks.

Alongside the many harrowing tales of 9/11 are heartfelt stories of strangers coming together, including two strangers who found a dollar bill, signed it and each took half as a memento of leaving the Pentagon area together. One of those men has died, and News4’s Shomari Stone reunited his grieving daughter with the man who carries the other half.

Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, there’s still rebuilding to be done at the Pentagon. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports that one of the final remaining projects is for first responders.

A report said the temporary facilities “were intended to be temporary, are now beyond their useful operational life, and do not meet the functional or exterior standards for the Pentagon Reservation.”

So many of the victims killed on 9/11 were parents, leaving behind young children who have only faint memories of their mom or dad. One young man in Fairfax County, Virginia, is making sure he lives up to his father’s hopes and dreams, and his mother has been at his side all along, helping him to understand his father’s...

Nearly 20 years ago, the morning of 9/11 started much like any other for Pentagon employee Coretta Freeman. She, an Air Force veteran from Charles County, managed to escape the building, but later went back to work to ensure the nation’s security.

It’s been nearly 20 years since 9/11. One Pentagon employee who escaped the building went back to work so she could ensure the nation’s security. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

President Joe Biden is warning that it’s “highly likely” an Islamic State affiliate will try another attack in Afghanistan

President Biden has been considering whether to extend his self-imposed deadline for completing the airlift by Aug. 31 while the Taliban warned that extending American presence would “provoke a reaction.”

The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval

President Biden’s national security adviser said that 3,900 people were airlifted out of Kabul over the past 24 hours.

The U.S. has rushed in troops, transport planes and commanders to secure the airport, seek Taliban guarantees of safe passage, and ramp up an airlift capable of ferrying between 5,000 and 9,000 people a day.

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan says the Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage for civilians trying to leave Afghanistan

Officer George Gonzalez was attacked earlier this month on the bus platform at the Pentagon Transit Center.