Even as the Trump administration pulls back from counterinsurgency operations elsewhere, airstrikes targeting Islamist militants in Somalia have soared.
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13 Civilians Reported Killed in U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan
Two houses were struck, leaving nine children dead, a tribal elder said. The United States said the target was a Taliban operations center.
At War: ‘People Constantly Mistake My Mother for a Spouse, Not a Veteran’
These servicewomen are leaders, pioneers, change-makers and survivors. Here’s what their family members have to say about them.
At War: 40 Stories From Women About Life in the Military
Servicewomen and veterans share the stories that have stayed with them from their time in the military.
U.S. Peace Talks With Taliban Trip Over a Big Question: What Is Terrorism?
In exchange for a troop withdrawal, the United States wants a commitment that Afghan soil will never be used to launch terrorist attacks. The Taliban have said terrorism has no universal definition.
Arab Raid Led to Freedom for American Hostage in Yemen
Danny Lavone Burch, who worked for an oil company in Yemen, was rescued last week in an operation led by the United Arab Emirates with help from the United States.
16 Civilians Are Killed in Attack on Construction Company in Afghanistan
The construction company is near an airport where American and Afghan forces are stationed.
Homes Lost and Lives Trampled, Rural Afghans Urgently Want Peace
Desperate for any sort of truce, many of those displaced by fighting already lack the basic rights that urban elites fear will be lost in a deal with the Taliban.
Russia Follows U.S. Out of Landmark Nuclear Weapons Treaty
President Vladimir V. Putin’s withdrawal of Russia from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty set the stage for the open return of a once-banned class of weapons.
How the Trump-Kim Summit Failed: Big Threats, Big Egos, Bad Bets
President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea had dramatically different visions of what “denuclearization” meant, dooming their deal.