War Stories Why the American Military’s Greatest Strength Wasn’t Enough in Afghanistan The U.S. is unmatched at mounting complex operations like the Kabul evacuation.

In 2014, U.S. officials told NBC News that the number of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan was about 20,000. Four years later, one U.S. defense official said the current Taliban strength is at least ...

Going forward, the military will find strength in unity, not diversity, according to Hegseth. "I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is ‘ our diversity is our strength,’" he said.

Taliban intercepts indicate "they are really hurting." KABUL, Afghanistan Nov. 9, 2010— -- "We have the initiative," Gen. Josef Blotz, spokesman for the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan told ...

But the strength of the Afghan military, ... However, rather than a parasitic or commensal union, the U.S. needs to realize that our military presence in Afghanistan is mutualistic.

While this is old news, during the first meeting of the new Trump administration Cabinet on Feb. 26, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a full review of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the ...

Politics Biden thanks troops for ‘strength' and ‘integrity' in unprecedented times at farewell address to military The president defended his foreign policy legacy, including the war in ...

The U.S. government, military, and intelligence services have provided inaccurate assessments of Al Qaeda's strength in Afghanistan for more than a decade. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...

Five U.S. troops were wounded this week in fighting to expel ISIS from Afghan strongholds, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan said.

The Taliban are gaining strength. Opium production has quadrupled. Osama bin Laden is dead. Most Afghans live in poverty. All told, the cost of nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan will amount to ...

Top military officials warned Tuesday that ... the US military from Afghanistan has made it easier or more ... terrorist organizations from gaining strength in the region now ...