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DHS watchdog finds vetting errors in 40% of files for migrants who entered US during Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal
In two cases, missed aliases and incomplete documentation involved individuals who may have potentially been inadmissible to the US on “terrorism-related grounds.”
Army veteran paratrooper who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan before helping rescue Fox News reporter dead at 50
In 2021, as Afghanistan's government was collapsing, Lee worked to help evacuate thousands during a chaotic withdrawal as a member of the nonprofit group Save Our Allies.
The post-9/11 Global War on Terrorism won — by keeping our homeland safe
We have remained safe here at home in the 25 years since 9/11 because we took the fight to our enemies — and we refused to let them take the...
Pakistan killed 15 militants crossing from Afghanistan after 36-hour standoff
Pakistan’s acting President Yousaf Raza Gilani praised them for “thwarting the infiltration attempt."
Hegseth upgrades awards for three Abbey Gate Marines — claims Biden failed to do so to cover up military failure
Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan Eby, Corporal Michael Gretzon and Lance Corporal Jordan Houston were honored on the five-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan.
True horrors of Biden’s Afghan pullout emerge on 5th anniversary of suicide bomb: ‘Witness to atrocities, war crimes’
'The Path to Zero' is a sober look at Biden administration's hasty retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 on fifth anniversary of terrorist strike that killed 13 US troops and 170...
Taliban wipes out decades of progress as 2.4M Afghan girls remain locked out of school, UN agency says
UNESCO calls for 'immediate and unconditional' restoration of women's right to secondary and higher education
Afghan migrant suspected in killing Scottish aid worker, stuffing body in suitcase appears in court
Police escorted the Afghan migrant accused of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross and hiding her body in a suitcase to court on Wednesday after he was charged with murder and...
Lindsey Graham: The senator, soldier and statesman who never backed down
Theodore Roosevelt could have been describing Lindsey Graham when he said, “The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic — the man who...
Taliban legalizes sick child marriages with special rules for ‘virgin girls’ in Afghanistan
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, girls can effectively be sold before they are even old enough to walk.
I’ve been to every dangerous, ‘banned’ country for US travelers — here’s what they all have in common
An investment banker-turned-farmer and philanthropist, Barry Hoffner has visited 192 of the world's 193 countries, including every "banned" country.
Afghan businessman sparks fury for proudly selling vile 9/11 rug in superrich enclave: ‘Disrespectful imbecile’
A shop in a California coastal town is selling a rug that promotes the Twin Towers attack.
Ex-Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden reflects on historic raid 15 years later
Everything I had ever known, everything I planned, just changed drastically.
Suspected Abbey Gate bomber convicted of aiding Islamic State group but jury deadlocked over alleged role in attack
Mohammad Sharifullah faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.
Stand up for US-allied warriors against political lawfare at home
Both the UK and Australia are going after special-forces heroes in retroactive prosecutions driven by domestic political pressure — and it's corroding the ranks.
Former Australian soldier speaks out against allegations of Afghan war crimes
Australia's most decorated soldier, charged with war crimes related to Afghanistan deployments more than a decade ago, on Sunday publicly denied the allegations against him and said he was proud of his...
Australia’s most decorated living veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges
Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday.
Australia’s most decorated living veteran to be charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media...
Mike Waltz recalls chilling war story where he had to decide whether to shoot a 10-year-old Afghan
US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reflected on his chilling experience on the battlefield in Afghanistan, in which he had to make a split-second decision on whether to...
Taliban free American Dennis Coyle 14 months after his capture
Afghanistan's Taliban government revealed Tuesday that it is freeing US detainee Dennis Coyl, who had been held in captivity since January of last year.