Confirmation hearings will give congressional critics a public stage to challenge the president on security issues.
Coronavirus overwhelms Afghanistan’s war-ravaged hospitals
Low levels of testing suggest there are “substantially” more Covid-19 cases than the official figures, according to World Health Organization (WHO) representative for Afghanistan, Dr Rik Peeperkorn.
Trump still not briefed on reports Russia put bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan: WH
The White House on Monday continued to deflect questions about reports U.S. intelligence determined Russia offered bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying “the veracity” of …
Attack on crowded market in Afghanistan kills 23
A statement from a provincial governor’s office in southern Afghanistan says that at least 23 people, including children, have been killed in a car bomb and mortar attack at a busy market in southern …
House Democrats to receive Afghanistan briefing at White House Tuesday
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) discusses the Russian bounty plot and what information Democrats need as they head to the White House on Tuesday to receive a briefing.
Mom of Marine killed in Afghanistan wants investigation of claim Russians paid Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers
President Donald Trump has denied a report he was briefed on intelligence that a Russian military intelligence unit paid bounties for the killings of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
White House to brief select members of Congress on report of Russia bounty on US troops in Afghanistan
Trump denied he was made aware of intelligence officials’ conclusions Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops.
Mortar Strikes Kill at Least 20 at Livestock Auction in Afghanistan
The government and the Taliban pointed blame at each other in the latest attack. But in this war, there is diminishing clarity on who is to blame for the bodies piling up.
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NATO officials say they were briefed on Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan — even though Trump claims he wasn’t
Three NATO officials told Insider they were briefed on the matter by US intelligence. Trump claims US intel “did not find this info credible.” …