Human Interest

Rhode Island State Rep. Anastasia P. Williams is under fire for saying the state's own homeless and poor populations should be prioritized before the state starts housing Afghan refugee "strangers."

Candace Owens readily co-signed the Taliban's criticism of America, confirming she will do and say just about anything to try to prove a larger pro-Republican point that doesn't even exist. This time it was about "Big Tech" and freedom of speech.

A viral video confirming Trump ordered the military withdrawal from Afghanistan stands in stark contrast to the revisionist history provided by right-wing trolls disingenuously blaming President Joe Biden for the international debacle.

The new film comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of Lee's bold stance as the lone vote in the House of Representatives against a blank check authorizing the war in Afghanistan.

U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs."

Nation

New data shows a racial divide when it comes to how historical events are viewed.

In March 2009, Johnson joined an Army Reserve unit in Seagoville, Texas, and served four and a half years. He was sent to Afghanistan in 2013 and served eight months with the 420th Engineer Brigade.

A militant attack in Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least 28 people and wounded more than 300 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which came one week after the militants announced the launch of its spring offensive.

Claiming they were targeting a military convoy of the U.S.-led coalition, the Taliban on Monday took credit for a car bombing near Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan that killed at least one person and injured four others, reports CNN.

Despite pledging to bring home almost all American troops before leaving office, President Barack Obama plans to leave nearly 10,000 troops in war-torn Afghanistan through 2016 in an effort to help fend off the Taliban, reports the Washington Post.

U.S. soldiers based in Afghanistan have been ordered to ignore rampant sexual abuse of children in what The New York Times describes as a longstanding problem among armed Afghan commanders. In harrowing details gleaned from court records and through interviews, The Times recounts what is known as “bacha bazi, literally ‘boy play,’” and American soldiers […]

World

In an effort to give Afghanistan time to form a stable government, President Obama on Tuesday said U.S. troops will keep its current level of 9,800 troops in the war-torn country through the end of the year, rather than reducing that number to 5,500 as planned, CNN reports. The announcement came during a visit to […]