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Friendly fire may have killed 2 Army Rangers in Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, Afghan men gather around the bodies of several civilians who were killed by Taliban fighters in Ferozkoh, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive Friday, April 28, 2017, promising to build their political base in the country while focusing military assaults on coalition and Afghan security forces. (AP Photo, File)

Taliban announce spring offensive, vow to build institutions

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Pakistani Taliban say detained militant used for propaganda

By MUNIR AHMED and ASIF SHAHZAD - Associated Press

U.S. forces and Afghan security police are seen in Asad Khil near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2017. U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear weapon every used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. soldiers killed battling Islamic State in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Army says 200 Fort Stewart soldiers deploying to Afghanistan

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2 US troops killed, 1 injured in eastern Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

The city of Kabul can be seen at sundown from the rear deck of a U.S. Army helicopter as it departs Resolute Support headquarters with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis aboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Afghan official: Taliban kill 8 police in northern province

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Afghanistan Peace Plan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Afghanistan crisis requires global help, not bombs

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Defense Secretary James Mattis (center) met Monday with Army Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan (second left), Afghan security director Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai (right) and other members of the Afghan delegation at headquarters in Kabul. Mr. Mattis said he was "under no illusions" about the multitude of threats to the country's security. (Associated Press)

James Mattis visits Afghanistan, signals new U.S. war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his residence, the Sea Palace, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis checks his watch as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: US general suggests Russia arming Taliban

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis looks out over Kabul as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

James Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

An injured soldier recovers in a hospital after Friday's attack at a military compound in Mazar-e-Sharif province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military compound in the Balkh province, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 11 others, an Afghan government official said Friday. (AP Photo)

Afghan army chief, defense minister resign following attack

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers stand guard at the gate of a military compound after an attack by gunmen in Mazar-e- Sharif province north of kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 21, 2017. Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military compound in the Balkh province, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 11 others, an Afghan government official said Friday. (AP Photo/Mirwais Najand)

Afghan officials: 100 casualties in Afghanistan attack

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks with reporters after his arrival in Tel Aviv Wednesday, April 20, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)

Pentagon chief: US won’t reveal ‘mother of all bombs’ toll

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 17, 2017. Karzai said that the U.S. is using Afghanistan as a weapons testing ground, calling the recent use of the largest-ever non-nuclear bomb “an immense atrocity against the Afghan people.” Last week, U.S. forces dropped the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb in Nangarhar province, reportedly killing 95 militants. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Hamid Karzai, former Afghan president: Massive U.S. bomb was an ‘atrocity’

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Trump adviser visits Pakistan after massive airstrike

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Statement: US national security adviser arrives s Kabul

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Afghan commandos arrive at Pandola village near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 14, 2017. U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear weapon every used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan: Massive US bomb kills 36 Islamic State fighters

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

In this May 2004, file photo, a plume of smoke rises over the Eglin Air Force Base reservation in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., during a test of the GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) weapon, which contains 11 tons of explosives. U.S. forces in Afghanistan struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, April 13, 2017, with a GBU-43B, the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. (Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) ** FILE **

Brian Mast: ‘Level of responsibility’ in use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times