Afghanistan

Donald Rumsfeld, Controversial Two-Time Defense Secretary, Dies At 88

Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford (1975-1977) and George W. Bush (2001-2006), a three-term U.S.…

3 years ago

George W. Bush Condemns Republicans For ‘Nativist’ Views

Former President George W. Bush called today's Republican Party "isolationist, protectionist, and to a certain extent, nativist" in an interview…

4 years ago

Biden Announces September 11 Deadline To Withdraw All U.S. Troops From Afghanistan

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States will withdraw all combat troops in Afghanistan by September 11, 2021,…

4 years ago

Taliban Endorses Trump For President, Praises President’s Foreign Policies

The Trump campaign won the endorsement of the Taliban on Friday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a…

4 years ago

Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Claims Trump Is ‘Partnering With The Taliban’

Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster lambasted President Donald Trump's negotiations with the Taliban in an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes…

4 years ago

Trump Confirms He’s Never Spoken To Putin About Bounties On U.S. Soldiers, Claims He Reads Intelligence Briefs

President Donald Trump has never spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the U.S. intelligence suggesting Russia paid bounties to…

4 years ago

Trump Denies He Knew About Russian Bounties To Kill U.S. Troops In Afghanistan – Again

President Donald Trump claimed again Sunday that White House officials did not tell him about a covert Russian military GRU operation, in…

4 years ago

WATCH: Lincoln Project Ad Tears Into Trump For Failing To Stop Russian Bounties For Hunting U.S. Troops

The Lincoln Project, a Republican PAC aimed at preventing the reelection of President Donald Trump, blasted the president in a…

4 years ago

Russia Offered Bounties To Taliban To Kill U.S. Troops, Trump Denies Being Told By U.S. Intelligence

President Donald Trump denied being briefed by U.S. intelligence that Russia had paid Taliban linked militants to kill U.S. soldiers…

4 years ago

Trump Places Sanctions On International Criminal Court As It Investigates U.S. Military Actions In Afghanistan

President Donald Trump authorized economic sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Thursday, due to the ICC's investigation of alleged…

4 years ago

Trump Cancels Secret Camp David Meeting With Taliban Officials

President Donald Trump decided to call off a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan leaders, after a…

5 years ago

Senate Adds Rebuke Of Trump’s Syria Policy To Bill On Troops In Afghanistan

On Monday, the Republican-led Senate voted to include condemning President Donald Trump's Syria policy in a bill scheduled to pass the…

6 years ago

Donald Trump Cancels Nancy Pelosi’s Afghanistan Trip After Speaker Delays State Of The Union

On Thursday, President Donald Trump abruptly canceled Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) planned trip to Afghanistan after the House Speaker requested in a letter…

6 years ago

Donald Trump Urged By Senate Armed Services Committee To Visit Troops In Combat Zones

The top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to visit U.S. troops in combat zones…

6 years ago

Utah Mayor Brent Taylor Becomes Latest U.S. Death In Afghanistan

The mayor of a small Utah town and 12 year veteran of the National Guard was killed while deployed in…

6 years ago