Latest "summer fighting season" stories

US Air Force, Army’s 101st Airborne Division called in to help defend major Afghan city

A major battle in eastern Afghanistan was still waging Monday morning when the U.S. Air Force and elements of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division were called in to support Afghan government troops who had sustained major casualties.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

US strikes continue an upward trend in Afghanistan

U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group and the Taliban in Afghanistan continue to grow as the 17-year-old war in the country pushes into the summer fighting season once more.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago