Policy

Air Force Launches Investigation Into Deadly Kabul C-17 Flight

Mobbed by civilians, the Globemaster crew raced to get back in the air. The service’s investigations office will look into the deaths that followed.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Afghanistan Veterans Struggling With News of Taliban Takeover

Advocates encourage veterans to use VA, veteran service organization resources for help.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

The Air & Space Brief: C-17 Rescues 640 Afghans, Panic at Kabul airport, 2024 Moon landing delayed

  • Tara Copp
Policy

US Ramps Up Emergency Kabul Airlift to Get 5,000 to 9,000 Out Per Day

American commanders are in direct talks with Taliban, who now control all outside access to the airport

  • Tara Copp
Threats

‘There Is No Afghan Government’: NATO Stops Aid To Afghanistan As Taliban Take Over

Stoltenberg says aid could resume to an “inclusive government." And at the White House: “We will have to take a hard look at how we proceed on any basis at all.”

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Biden: ‘I Stand Squarely Behind My Decision’ on Afghanistan

The president acknowledged that Kabul fell to Taliban control faster than he expected.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban

The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter.

  • Tara Copp and Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Panic at Kabul Airport Imperils Evacuation Flights; At Least Two Afghans Dead

U.S. warns that any attacks on evacuation will meet “a forceful response,” but how long will the Taliban hold off?

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Foreign Governments Scramble To Leave Afghanistan Amid Violence and Chaos

"It’s sad that the West has done what it’s done," says UK defense secretary as NATO, UN, G7 react to Taliban takeover.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

You Can’t Buy a Cause

Examining the roots of the Afghanistan forces’ collapse.

  • Mark Kimmitt
Threats

Taliban Take Presidential Palace as Kabul Falls With Americans, Afghans Still Trapped

U.S. races yet another 1,000 troops to Kabul. Total force on ground to jump to 6,000 within days.

  • Tara Copp and Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

We Never Did What Was Necessary in Afghanistan

We lost. It’s painful and infuriating, but a few more troops and a little more time would change nothing.

  • Al Pessin
Threats

Biden Sends Another 1,000 Troops to Secure Evacuation as Taliban Advance in Afghanistan

Rerouted 82nd Airborne battalion will bring total U.S. force there to 5,000.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The US Spent $83 Billion Training Afghan Forces. Why Did They Collapse So Quickly?

The U.S. is rushing enough airpower to evacuate thousands as the Taliban advances on Kabul.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Taliban Captured Helicopters. Can They Capture an Air Force?

These are the lethal warplanes that could fall under Taliban control.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
Ideas

John Allen: Biden Must Reverse His Decision to Quit Afghanistan

The administration must act now. Here’s what they must do.

  • John R. Allen
Policy

Biden’s Allies Defend Afghanistan Withdrawal Amid Taliban Surge

“Another fifty years wouldn’t change anything,” said Sen. Chris Murphy.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Pentagon Sends 3,000 Troops to Secure Kabul Airport as US Evacuates Embassy Staff, Interpreters

Secretary Austin is also requesting additional military aircraft be ready to assist, rapidly get personnel out.

  • Tara Copp
Policy

First Afghan Interpreters Arrive in Virginia

More than 200 Afghans are expected to spend a week at Fort Lee before being resettled.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

The D Brief: Plan for Iraq?; New Somalia strikes; DDG-1000 ops; Army LT hits gold; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
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