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Afghan officials: US drone kills 14 IS in eastern province

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In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. U.S. officials said Pakistan secured the release of Coleman of Stewartstown, Pa., and her husband, who were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and then were held by the Haqqani network. Coleman was pregnant when she was captured. The couple had three children while in captivity, and all have been freed, U.S. officials said. (Taliban Media via AP)

The Latest: Canadian ex-hostage says extremists killed child

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In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. U.S. officials said Pakistan secured the release of Coleman of Stewartstown, Pa., and her husband, who were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and then were held by the Haqqani network. Coleman was pregnant when she was captured. The couple had three children while in captivity, and all have been freed, U.S. officials said. (Taliban Media via AP)

Caitlan Coleman rescue: Parents of freed Afghanistan hostage are angry at son-in-law

By Jill Colvin, Rob Gillies and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A Pakistani channel broadcasts a report about western couple, seen at a local electronic shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years of being held captive by a network with ties to the Taliban, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

A look at the family rescued from Taliban-linked captors

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this June 4, 2014, file photo, from left, Patrick Boyle, Linda Boyle, Lyn Coleman and Jim Coleman hold photo of their kidnapped children, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

A look at the family rescued from Taliban-linked captors

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this June 4, 2014, file photo, from left, Patrick Boyle, Linda Boyle, Lyn Coleman and Jim Coleman hold photo of their kidnapped children, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

The Latest: Trudeau thanks allies for hostage rescue

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FILE - In this June 4, 2014, file photo, mother's Linda Boyle, left and Lyn Coleman hold photo of their married children, Canadian citizen Joshua Boyle and American citizen Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012, in Stewartstown, Pa. Pakistan's military says soldiers have recovered five Western hostages held by the Taliban for years. Pakistan's army did not name those held, only saying it worked with U.S. intelligence officials to track down the hostages and free them after discovering they had been brought into Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

Kidnapped, held 5 years, US-Canadian family free in Pakistan

By JILL COLVIN and ROB GILLIES and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Soldiers and National Guard organize aid for the Santa Ana community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Even before the storm hit on Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was in dire condition thanks to a decade-long economic recession that had left its infrastructure in a sorry state. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Pentagon: Hurricane to slow some deployments to Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers sit on the ramp of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Aug. 19, 2017. The 379th AEW is the largest, most diverse expeditionary wing in the Air Force, operating more than 100 aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar puts U.S. in Persian Gulf allies’ conflict

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif stands during a meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Pakistan said Oct. 5, its influence over the Taliban has diminished since a U.S. drone strike killed the militant group’s leader last year, derailing talks aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. Asif said Pakistan wants peace in the neighboring country, and still has some influence over the militant group, “but it’s not as much as it used to be.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pakistan says influence with Afghan Taliban has diminished

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speak with Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, as they arrive to testify on Afghanistan before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Extra troops in Afghanistan will cost $1B a year

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speak with Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, as they arrive to testify on Afghanistan before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon says Trump’s Afghan troop boost to cost $1 billion

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Afghan suicide bombing kills five, wounds 29 others outside of mosque

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks during a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said several civilians have been wounded in a rocket attack at Kabul's international airport as Mattis and Stoltenberg are in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: US airstrike caused civilian casualties

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, speaks during a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry said several civilians have been wounded in a rocket attack at Kabul's international airport as Mattis and Stoltenberg are in Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Civilians hurt by US airstrike responding to Taliban attack

By RAHIM FAIEZ and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Wounded marine (and snowboarder) get her new Colorado home

By SALLEE ANN RUIBAL - Associated Press

President Trump insisted the U.S. will be abandoning the timeline-based approach to Afghanistan in favor of a "conditions-based" strategy. Critics claim the decision will effectively restart combat operations. (Associated Press)

U.S. military advisers failing in Afghan training, advising

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s war strategy hailed by Afghan president: ‘A difference of day and night’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Hamdullah Mohib (left), Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, said the Trump administration's plan for a long-term occupation in his country is the right way to capitalize on gains made in the past 16 years of war. (Associated Press/File)

Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s ambassador, welcomes Trump’s plan for long-term U.S. occupation

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand as "Taps" is played during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump dropped ‘Islamic’ with Pentagon guidance

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times