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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.
Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan
The casualties were taken to several hospitals in the area. It wasn't immediately possible to independently confirm the death toll.
Old Dominion ROTC instructor killed by ISIS terrorist remembered in moving tribute: 'He loved the Army'
A longtime friend of Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the Old Dominion University ROTC instructor who was viciously gunned down by a convicted ISIS supporter, offered an emotional on-air tribute to...
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in airstrikes that killed at least 6 civilians
Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured.
Rubio designates Afghanistan as 'state sponsor of wrongful detention'
'The Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Frantic parents of NYC's alleged ISIS-loving wannabe bomber feared he 'killed himself' when he vanished from home: report
The frantic parents of an alleged ISIS-loving wannabe terrorist said they had no idea he was part of a bomb plot at Gracie Mansion and feared he may have killed himself...
Parents of alleged ISIS-loving NYC bomb thrower own $2.5M Pennsylvania home, are naturalized citizens from Afghanistan
The parents of one of the alleged ISIS-loving mopes who tried to detonate an IED near Gracie Mansion own a gorgeous, $2.25 million home – a sign they seized the...
Pakistani, Afghan border forces exchange fire as UN says war displaces over 100,000
The South Asian nations show no signs of rapprochement in their worst fighting in years.
Trump honors Staten Island native Michael Ollis with Medal of Honor
President Trump honored Staten Island native Michael Ollis with a posthumous Medal of Honor for his bravery and sacrifice while serving in Afghanistan more than a decade ago.
Afghanistan strikes back at Pakistan border posts in retaliatory attack
Afghanistan launched retaliatory strikes on Pakistani border posts late Thursday, according to the Taliban, after what it said were Pakistani airstrikes. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said Afghan forces targeted Pakistani...
Pakistan bombs Taliban targets in Afghan cities, minister calls it 'open war'
Pakistan bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said on Friday.
Trump's emotional call to parents of fallen NY Army hero to reveal their son will receive Medal of Honor
"Thank you so much, Mr. President. You have no idea the happiness we have."
Fallen Army soldier, NY native to receive Medal of Honor years after years-long push
Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis was killed in Afghanistan in 2013, when he used his body to protect a Polish Army officer during suicide bombing.
Prince Harry fires back at Trump over NATO criticism: 'I lost friends' in Afghanistan
"I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there. The United Kingdom alone had 457 service personnel killed."
Islamic State group claims responsibility for Kabul blast that killed 7 in Chinese restaurant
In a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late Monday, the group said a suicide bomber entered the restaurant frequented by Chinese nationals in Kabul and detonated an explosive...
Kabul hotel blast leaves at least 7 dead, multiple injured
An explosion tore through a hotel in a heavily guarded part of central Kabul, killing seven people and injuring several others, authorities in the Afghan capital said.
Afghan illegal immigrant who stabbed sister for being 'bad Muslim girl' arrested by ICE agents in New York
An illegal immigrant from Afghanistan previously convicted of trying to kill his teenage sister for being a "bad Muslim girl" was arrested, authorities said.