Afghanistan War

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November 28, 2025
President Trump announced the death of National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom after a shooting near the White House.
October 10, 2022
The Pentagon seeks to address mental health in its military ranks amid spiraling suicide rates among service members.
September 18, 2021
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said Friday that as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, were tragically killed in the…
August 31, 2021
Biden will be address the nation on Tuesday a day after Blinken announced that the U.S. has shifted to a…
August 31, 2021
The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history.
August 28, 2021
The Taliban has mostly closed off the airport in Kabul, as emergency airlifts from the U.K. and US are ending.
Tashandra Poullard Black Vet thegrio.com
August 23, 2021
In theGrio’s interview with Poullard, she details the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal on women and the United States’ asylum…
August 21, 2021
Biden faces his first real crisis as president as he withdraws American troops from Afghanistan, leaving the country in chaos.
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August 18, 2021
The Taliban reportedly shot and killed a woman in Afghanistan for not wearing a burqa despite claiming they would honor…
U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division E4 Bobby with other soldiers
August 18, 2021
The Taliban may have taken Kabul, but the White Taliban in the U.S. is at war against democracy and coming…
August 17, 2021
Afghanistan and Haiti have turned the White House upside down as efforts to address colliding crises have been described as…
Rep. Barbara Lee thegrio.com
August 16, 2021
Rep. Barbara Lee is trending after a 2001 clip of her speaking on her Afghanistan vote resurfaced on social media.
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January 27, 2019
Former Secretary of State and Gen. Colin Powell took to Facebook to thank a disabled veteran for coming to his rescue on…
February 13, 2015
In light of the threat posed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq, President Obama wants Congress to authorize military force
May 25, 2014
(AP) — On a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to bring America's longest war to a…
February 12, 2013
VIDEO - President Barack Obama‘s 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb. 12, 2013...
February 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will…
September 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In the first few years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, national security and terrorism dominated the…
May 9, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans…
May 2, 2012
MIAMI - Army psychiatrist Major Delvena Thomas has served two tours in America's most recent wars -- one in Iraq,…