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5 missiles hit Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
Two Iraqi security officials said the missiles hit only a few yards from where U.S. forces are stationed.
Valor medals awarded for braving a Helmand minefield to get to a fallen comrade
Unknown to them at the time, the site they were clearing would later be determined to be a minefield.
By Kyle Rempfer
Marines in Afghanistan to receive combat action ribbons, prepare for next Helmand deployment amid talks of troop withdrawal
Task Force Southwest's third rotation has been downrange since October 2018.
By Kyle Rempfer
US service member dies in Iraq
The service member died in Nineveh province, according to officials with Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Kathleen Curthoys
Afghan forces could turn guns on Kabul without US air support, cash and troops, among other warnings
Here is the list of reasons why a peace deal between the Taliban and U.S. could threaten the gains made in the past 17 years of war in Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
‘Combat Obscura’ is a brutally honest look at the blurred morality of the war in Afghanistan
The film’s true brilliance lies in its situational hysteria, an unpredictability that serves as a microcosm of a war with no end.
By Jon Simkins
Is miscommunication to blame in US airstrike that killed at least 5 Afghan troops?
Authorities are investigating an errant U.S. strike on an Afghan military base in the country’s south that killed at least five Afghan troops, a lawmaker said Thursday.
US aircraft strike Afghan checkpoint after possible friendly fire incident
American forces conducted an airstrike near an Afghan National Army checkpoint after the Afghan forces manning the checkpoint exchanged fire with a joint U.S. and Afghan force convoy.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Taliban’s leader lived in walking distance of this US forward operating base, new book alleges
Omar reportedly lived for more than a decade in a shack near a well-patrolled route, where he would often hear coalition troops being ambush by insurgents, warplanes flying overhead, and U.S. forces on patrol.
By Kyle Rempfer
Final assault against ISIS camp launched Friday night and is still ongoing
By Sunday, the assault had slowed down amid allegations of human shields.
By Kyle Rempfer
Airdrops increase 20-fold as Taliban threaten Afghan roadways and provincial capitals
The Taliban continue to threaten Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, particularly Ghazni and Farah cities, both of which came under siege during the 2018 fighting season, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer