October 7, 2001 – Operation Enduring Freedom begins. US President George W. Bush announces that US and British forces have begun airstrikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. Airstrikes ...
Two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House. President Donald Trump condemned the attack as an act of terror.
In his cell, the light glows all night, so he pulls a blanket over his head and burrows into the darkness. Then comes his nightmare, about the Taliban fighter whose face appears in a cloud of black ...
As they walked up to the thick metal pillars of the border wall dividing Tijuana and San Diego, the Hussaini siblings carried nothing from their lives in Afghanistan than a hazy fantasy of what ...
Geography and a history of proxy politics have made Afghanistan an arena for others’ contests, undermining its stability.
CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. “A new Afghanistan is still to come,” a hopeful Roya Rahmani said during a ...
As cases of lawless behavior and extrajudicial killings mounted, the Special Forces had to decide how to respond — and whom to protect. Green Berets with the Third ...
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a ...
Veterans and their families gathered Tuesday at the Missouri Veterans Memorial near the Capitol to see a new addition honoring those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.