In a departure from previous conflicts, the U.S. funded its recent wars in the Middle East through massive borrowing.
Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion: report
The cost of caring for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan could top $2.5 trillion by 2050, creating tough financial decisions for both the veterans community and the entire country, according …
Who will do business with Taliban-led Afghanistan?
With the Taliban in control, the business picture there could look foggy to the rest of the world, especially when it comes to how much money the government will actually have. Many Americans who’ve …
Who will do business with Taliban-led Afghanistan?
With the Taliban in control, the business picture there could look foggy to the rest of the world, especially when it comes to how much money the government will actually have. Many Americans who’ve …
Fire the military and intelligence bigs who bungled Afghanistan — now
There are many lessons to learn from the disastrous US pullout from Afghanistan, but there is one that we should take home right now: Failure must be punished.
Afghanistan Under the Taliban—What’s Next?
The Taliban is consolidating control of Afghanistan, 20 years after U.S.-led forces ousted it from power. Whatever form the new government takes, the Afghan people face protracted turmoil.
Special-ops veterans feel frustrated about Afghanistan and want answers for the ‘scandal’ that kept them there for 20 years
US special-operations forces were the first into Afghanistan in 2001, and now some are wondering what it was all for.
U.S. won’t let Taliban access Afghanistan’s financial assets held in America
The Taliban will be hard-pressed to tap Afghanistan’s assets after the U.S. froze the country’s reserves in Federal Reserve accounts.
Inside the Afghanistan province that refuses to buckle to Taliban
The small, picturesque province of Panjshir at the foot of the lush Hindu Kush mountain range has become the last bulwark against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, who have seized the country at …
Special-ops veterans feel frustrated about Afghanistan and want answers for the ‘scandal’ that kept them there for 20 years
US special-operations forces were the first into Afghanistan in 2001, and now some are wondering what it was all for.