25 years after Sept. 11 attacks, Taliban rules Afghanistan again, but now with $7 billion in U.S. firepower

CBS News finds Taliban forces patrolling Kabul in American armored vehicles, wearing American tactical gear and carrying ...

The ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan: 25 Years in Pictures

America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan began only weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks and lasted just short of 20 years, ending ...
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5 Years Later, Inside the Last 24 Hours of America's War in Afghanistan

Rockets were still falling and evacuations continued as US troops prepared to board the final C-17s out of Afghanistan five ...

25 Years After 9/11, Al Qaeda Still Has a Home in Afghanistan

The Taliban claim that Afghanistan is no longer a sanctuary for terrorist groups, but Al Qaeda and others are still present, ...
American Enterprise Institute

Child Soldiers Matter, but Support for a More Secure Afghanistan Is Essential

Ending the use of child soldiers should be a part of US policy in Afghanistan, but it can’t be all of it. That children are fighting and dying on both sides in Afghanistan is a tragedy, but an ...
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The Firearms That Gave Soldiers an Edge in Afghanistan’s Toughest Battles

Combat in Afghanistan pushed firearms to their limits, with soldiers facing everything from close-quarters urban fighting to long-range engagements across rugged terrain. The weapons that proved most ...
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Hundreds welcome Sparta-based troops home from Afghanistan

SPARTA, IL (KFVS) - Approximately 130 soldiers with the Sparta-based 661st Engineer Company who served in Afghanistan for about 10 months returned home on Wednesday afternoon. The homecoming ceremony ...
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Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan

One of Australia's most-decorated soldiers was charged Tuesday with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan, police said following a sweeping war crimes probe. A landmark military report ...