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Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable
A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
Growing together: Partnerships are essential to forge a path to peace
Our enlisted corps must be empowered and understand mission command, writes Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass.
By JoAnne S. Bass
This Compass Call squadron was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 years. Here’s their inside story.
The EC-130H Compass Call worked behind the scenes for two decades in Afghanistan, from supporting the arrival of special forces, to the bin Laden raid and the Kabul evacuation.
Airmen cleared of wrongdoing in deaths of Afghans who mobbed C-17 during Kabul evacuation
Several Afghans fell to their deaths when the Globemaster III took off, and human remains were found in a wheel well when it landed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
US troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse, watchdog says
The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction mirrors assertions made by senior Pentagon and military leaders.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press