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.

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.

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 ...

As the U.S. military scrambles to meet a mid-January deadline to draw down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, a milestone in the conflict has passed almost unremarked: The combined NATO force on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...