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Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike; drone shot down near embassy
Also Monday, a drone was shot down near the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after midnight. There were no casualties.
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US slipped out of Bagram at night, didn’t tell new commander: Afghan military
Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America’s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
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US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked
Hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed in northeastern Syria, working with the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight against the Islamic State group.
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Coast Guard, fire department, rescue pilots after cargo jet crashes in ocean off Hawaii
Rescuers in a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the debris field and two people in the water.
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Bye-Bye Bagram, hello new pullout target: now ‘late August’
The drawdown is already largely completed, but a number of related issues need to be worked out in coming weeks.
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Explainer: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
Inside Afghanistan, U.S. troops will no longer be there to train or advise Afghan forces.
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US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
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As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
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Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’
A spokesperson for U.S. European Command reaffirmed the Pentagon’s earlier dismissal of the Russian description of the Black Sea incident involving a British destroyer as false.
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Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday and Poland’s last troops returned home, bringing their deployments to a low-key end.
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Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike; drone shot down near embassy
Also Monday, a drone was shot down near the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after midnight. There were no casualties.
-
US slipped out of Bagram at night, didn’t tell new commander: Afghan military
Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America’s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
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US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked
Hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed in northeastern Syria, working with the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight against the Islamic State group.
-
Coast Guard, fire department, rescue pilots after cargo jet crashes in ocean off Hawaii
Rescuers in a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the debris field and two people in the water.
-
Bye-Bye Bagram, hello new pullout target: now ‘late August’
The drawdown is already largely completed, but a number of related issues need to be worked out in coming weeks.
-
Explainer: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
Inside Afghanistan, U.S. troops will no longer be there to train or advise Afghan forces.
-
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
-
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
-
Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’
A spokesperson for U.S. European Command reaffirmed the Pentagon’s earlier dismissal of the Russian description of the Black Sea incident involving a British destroyer as false.
-
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday and Poland’s last troops returned home, bringing their deployments to a low-key end.
-
Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike; drone shot down near embassy
Also Monday, a drone was shot down near the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after midnight. There were no casualties.
-
US slipped out of Bagram at night, didn’t tell new commander: Afghan military
Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America’s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
-
US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked
Hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed in northeastern Syria, working with the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight against the Islamic State group.
-
Coast Guard, fire department, rescue pilots after cargo jet crashes in ocean off Hawaii
Rescuers in a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the debris field and two people in the water.
-
Bye-Bye Bagram, hello new pullout target: now ‘late August’
The drawdown is already largely completed, but a number of related issues need to be worked out in coming weeks.
-
Explainer: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
Inside Afghanistan, U.S. troops will no longer be there to train or advise Afghan forces.
-
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
-
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
-
Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’
A spokesperson for U.S. European Command reaffirmed the Pentagon’s earlier dismissal of the Russian description of the Black Sea incident involving a British destroyer as false.
-
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday and Poland’s last troops returned home, bringing their deployments to a low-key end.













