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Dead bodies of alleged militants killed in a crackdown operation by security forces are laid at a mortuary in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Pakistani security forces arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids a day after a massive bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens of worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in a southern province. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistan cracks down on militants after IS shrine attack

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A Pakistani police officer stands guard during a Friday's prayers in Karachi, Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2017. Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids overnight and into Friday, a day after a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed dozens of worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in the country's south. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan reeling after ISIS bombing at Sufi shrine killed 88

By Muhammad Farooq and Adil Jawad - Associated Press

POW/MIA priorities: Accountability for the missing, suicide prevention

By Rolling Thunder Inc.

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl and his attorneys have arrived at a courthouse Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, where they'll try to convince a military judge that President Donald Trump violated Bergdahl's due process rights. Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in April. He is accused of endangering the lives of soldiers who searched for him after he walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.(AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

The Latest: Trump criticism of Bergdahl played in open court

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson Thomas Glass speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Gunmen killed six employees of the ICRC in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the aid group said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Red Cross suspends activities in Afghanistan after attack kills 6 employees

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, before the Senate Armed Services Senate Committee. Nicholson said he needs a &quot;few thousand&quot; more troops to better accomplish a key part of the mission in the war-torn country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top US commander says more troops needed in Afghanistan

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Villagers pray in front of the grave of a victim of Tuesday's two bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

Germany arrests Abdol S., a suspected member of Afghanistan’s Taliban

Associated Press

Army Capt. Matthew Ball, right, prepares to hug his former interpreter Qismat Amin, as Amin arrives from Afghanistan, at San Francisco International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in San Francisco. Ball welcomed Amin to the United States after buying him a plane ticket to ensure he would get in quickly amid concerns the Trump administration may expand its travel ban to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Soldier welcomes Afghan translator to US with bear hug

By JULIE WATSON and MARCIO SANCHEZ - Associated Press

Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghanistan war getting little notice from Trump White House

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Afghan interpreter fearful for future in US under Trump

By ANDREW BROWN - Associated Press

Shaolin martial arts students follow their trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, in black, during a practice session on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The ten ethnic Hazara women and girls practice the martial arts of Shaolin on a hilltop in the west of Kabul. They are preparing for the day that Afghanistan can send its women’s team to the Shaolin world championship in China. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan women practice ancient Shaolin martial arts

By MASSOUD HOSSAINI - Associated Press

Capable manpower appears to be the biggest hurdle to President Trump's goals for a strong military. Only 17 percent of all military-age Americans would be deemed physically "qualified military available" for service, according to an assessment. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s hopes to rebuild military threatened by manpower shortage

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

US Marine rides bulls to honor friends killed in combat

By CHRIS GAY - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Afghan villagers gather around several victims' bodies who were killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in the Taliban-controlled, Buz-e Kandahari village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In a statement released Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, the U.S. military in Afghanistan said the results of its investigation into the November firefight with the Taliban in Kunduz province show that American troops had fired on Afghan homes, killing 33 civilians. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim, File)

US military: November fight with Taliban killed 33 civilians

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Afghan security forces are seen in front of Kandahar guesthouse after a bomb blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan the day before, the deadliest attack to ever target the young nation's diplomatic corps. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)

US report: Afghan forces not yet capable of securing country

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Afghan security forces inspect the site of two large bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Two loud explosions have rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, causing casualties. The target of the blasts was probably an area that includes government and lawmakers' offices. Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that first, a suicide bomber carried out an attack, followed by a second explosion, caused by car bomb parked near the site. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Twin bombings in Afghanistan’s capital kill 38

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Fort Hood therapy helps soldiers deal with stress disorders

By JEREMY SCHWARTZ - Associated Press

US to send 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province

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Once an Afghan stray, dog finds new home in Beckley

By MICHELLE JAMES - Associated Press

Afghans who aided US military face long, fearful visa wait

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press