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Gen. Mark Milley: Whisperer to presidents, target of intrigue
Gen. Mark Milley has been the target of more political intrigue and debate in two years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff than any of his recent predecessors...

Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul drone strike an error
The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in...

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
WASHINGTON — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures,...

Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS
President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to keep up airstrikes against the Islamic extremist group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed scores of Afghans and 13 American service members....

Biden vows retribution against extremists in Kabul attack
President Joe Biden is vowing to avenge the deaths of 13 American troops and dozens of Afghans in attacks at the Kabul airport that thrust the White House deeper into...

Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge U.S. deaths
WASHINGTON -- The White House hurriedly put off President Joe Biden's first in-person meeting with Israel's new prime minister Thursday and canceled a video conference with governors on incoming Afghan...

US says 1,500 Americans may still await Kabul evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish...

Biden sticking to pullout deadline though lawmakers complain
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his deadline next week for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday. The decision reflects...

US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees...

Kabul airlift accelerating but still hampered by chaos
President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan's capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it...