Pentagon: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the...
Esper: U.S. to start initial troop pullback from Afghanistan
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he has given the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan the go-ahead to...
Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban opens the door for an initial American troop...
US, Taliban set peace signing for America’s longest war
MATTHEW LEE
AP Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's longest war may finally be nearing an end.
The United States and the Islamists it toppled from...
South Korean virus cases jump again, 1st US soldier infected
KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean virus cases jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military confirmed its first case among...
US, Taliban agree to terms for peace deal, troop withdrawal
KATHY GANNON and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and the Taliban said Friday they have agreed to sign a peace...
Esper says Taliban deal is promising but not without risk
ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press
MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States...
Official says US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement
MATTHEW LEE and KATHY GANNON
Associated Press
MUNICH (AP) — A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a...
Senate acts to restrain Trump’s military powers against Iran
MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a bipartisan measure Thursday limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.
The...
Military still struggles to handle kid-on-kid sex assaults
REESE DUNKLIN and JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Associated Press
The U.S. Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including...