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Attack In Afghanistan Kills 60 Afghans, 12 U.S. Troops
The blast occurred after U.S. officials warned people at three airport gates to evacuate immediately due to an unspecified security threat.
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Taliban Seizes Three More Provincial Capitals In Afghanistan
The insurgents now control about two thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal from the region.
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Retired Admiral Recalls 9/11 At The Pentagon
He made it safely outside the building after helping a few people in the stairwell but others weren't so lucky.
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U.S. Could Admit More Than 50,000 People From Afghanistan Airlift
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said more than 40,000 people have already arrived in the U.S. and that number is expected to rise.
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Life In Kabul, Afghanistan Now That American Troops Have Left
Taliban leaders insist they have no ill intentions and want to cooperate with other countries but many Afghans are skeptical of the days ahead.
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Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike An Error
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said the vehicle was struck "in the earnest belief" that the targeted vehicle posed an imminent threat.
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For Afghan Interpreters Outside Kabul, A Dangerous Journey Lies Ahead
Getting to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul means risking their lives.
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Drone attack kills two ISIS-K members; 13 U.S. service members' bodies coming home; residents rushing to prepare for Hurricane Ida
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Pentagon Says 86% Of Active Duty Members Are Fully Vaccinated
Eighty-two percent of Reservists and Guardsmen say they have received at least one shot.
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Russia Has Made Limited Progress in Donbas: Pentagon
Chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says Russia has made limited progress in shifting its war toward the eastern Donbas region. "Ukrainians continue to fight back, to resist, to do so ably and nimbly," Kirby told reporters at a news...
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Congress Set To Rescind COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Troops
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army.
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Senate Hits Snag In Bid To Pass $1.7 Trillion Spending Package
Some senators are raising objections, not only because of the amount of spending but because of how many separate bills are included in the package.
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Blinken Delays China Trip Over Spy Balloon
The Biden administration postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming trip to Beijing after a Chinese surveillance balloon was seen flying over the US. The Pentagon says it poses no threat. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern...
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US Shoots Down Fourth Object Over North America
US officials said that an unidentified object was shot down over Michigan on Sunday, the fourth event in an eight-day span. Meanwhile, China stepped up accusations against the Biden administration Monday, saying the US sent balloons over...
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Spy Balloon: Pressure on Biden to Hit Back at Beijing
Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing with new export controls on sensitive technology after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. He's expected to address the issue in Tuesday's...
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Kirby Confirms US Shot Down Unknown Object Over Alaska
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says US fighter jets shot down an object flying at 40,000 feet over Alaska after officials determined it "posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight."
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Spy Balloon: US Says It's Monitoring Chinese Inflatable
The US Defense Department officials said Thursday the Pentagon is tracking a Chinese surveillance balloon that's hovering over US territory and believes it poses no military threat. The balloon was hovering over Montana for a short time ...
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Pentagon Announces Efforts To Improve Diversity, Inclusion In Military
Secretary Mark Esper revealed three initiatives to help build a military that "pursues equal opportunity and aspires to true meritocracy."
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Chinese Surveillance Balloon Raises Questions About US Air Security
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula reacts to President Joe Biden's comments on the string of aerial objects to breach US air space and expresses concerns about the nation's air defenses. Gen. Deptula now serves as an Advisory...
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President Biden Says ISIS Leader Killed During U.S. Raid In Syria
The raid targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took over as head of the militant group in 2019.
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Pentagon Releases 3 Videos Of UFOs — But Why Now?
On Monday, the Defense Department released three videos shot in 2004 and 2015 to the public.
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Newsy's Latest Politics Roundup
The Pentagon drops its JEDI defense infrastructure contract with Microsoft. The problem solvers caucus backs president Biden's infrastructure plan.
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Pentagon Creates UFO Task Force
The Department of Defense is launching a new task force to monitor and analyze reports of UFO sightings. Is it finally time to retire the tin foil hats?
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Trump: We Cut Approximately $600 Million From F-35
Jan.30 -- President Donald Trump talks about money saved on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and actions to reduce billions of dollars in spending on government contracts with Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Trump speaks at a White House...