US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN — The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission.
Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 Americans At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan
Four Americans were killed Saturday in an attack at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan carried out by a suicide bomber.
American University of Afghanistan Reportedly Under Attack
Explosions and gunfire rang out at American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday in what a police commander described as “a complex attack.”
NYPD Detective Among 6 American Troops Killed In Afghanistan
A New York City police detective who also served in the Air National Guard was identified Monday as one of six U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.
6 US Troops Killed In Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
A suicide bombing near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan killed six U.S. troops and wounded two other Americans and an interpreter, a senior U.S. defense official confirms to Fox News.
US Airstrike In Afghanistan Kills At Least 19 People
KABUL—A U.S. airstrike in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 19 people at a hospital run by international medical-aid organization Doctors Without Borders early Saturday, prompting condemnation from humanitarian groups and the United Nations.
Afghanistan Examining Claim Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died
An Afghan official said Wednesday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the government’s comments about Omar, who has been declared dead many times before.
NYT: Afghanistan Gave CIA Money To Al-Qaida For Diplomat’s Ransom
About $1 million provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of Al-Qaida in 2010 when it was used to pay a ransom for an Afghan diplomat, the New York Times reported on Saturday.