A Top Democrat Warns Against a Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
The Taliban have recently issued orders to their fighters to stop foreign militants from entering their ranks. The orders, reported earlier by the Afghan channel...
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After Russian Cyberattack, Looking for Answers and Debating Retaliation
Among those who testified at the hearing was Sudhakar Ramakrishna, the new chief executive of SolarWinds, who took over weeks after the breach was discovered...
National Guard Deployment at the Capitol Riot Was Delayed by Confusion and Inaction
“I continued to follow up with Mr. Irving, who was with Mr. Stenger at the time, and he advised that he was waiting to hear...
Seeking Fresh Start With Iraq, Biden Avoids Setting Red Lines With Iran
After a rocket attack that killed an American contractor in December 2019, the United States blamed Kataib Hezbollah, and bombed five of its bases. That...
Viral Video Moves Sexual Harassment in Marine Corps to Forefront
WASHINGTON — Just minutes before his first news conference as defense secretary on Friday, Lloyd J. Austin III found himself watching an emotional video that...
Promotions for Female Generals Were Delayed Over Fears of Trump’s Reaction
WASHINGTON — Last fall, the Pentagon’s most senior leaders agreed that two top generals should be promoted to elite, four-star commands. For then-Defense Secretary Mark...
Stay or Go? Biden, Long a Critic of Afghan Deployments, Faces a Deadline
WASHINGTON — The previous two presidents of the United States declared they wanted to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan, and they both decided...
Biden Speaks With China’s Xi for First Time as President
WASHINGTON — President Biden spoke Wednesday evening with President Xi Jinping of China, the first conversation between the two leaders since Mr. Biden’s election, the White...
In First Pentagon Visit as President, Biden Praises Black Americans Serving in Military
WASHINGTON — President Biden paid tribute on Wednesday to Black Americans serving in the military as he made his first visit to the Pentagon since...
Biden Freezes Trump’s Withdrawal of 12,000 Troops From Germany
WASHINGTON — President Biden is freezing plans to withdraw 12,000 American troops from Germany, administration officials said on Thursday, and has ordered the Pentagon to...