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** FILE ** In this file image taken from Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a rebel fighter fires a gun in a valley in an unidentified location in Latakia province, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP Video, File)

Foreign jihadists surpass Afghan-Soviet war, storm Syria in record numbers

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Elizabeth Strange, center, carries her son's remains, with Breanna Hostetler, fiance of the deceased, right, as they depart after a a flag presentation ceremony for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Joseph Strange, a cryptology technician, in Logan Circle Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, in Philadelphia. Strange was assigned to the Navy SEAL team whose Chinook helicopter was shot down Aug. 6 by a rocket-propelled grenade in what has become the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Families suspect SEAL Team 6 crash was inside job on worst day in Afghanistan

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2013, file photo Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pauses during a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. American and NATO supply routes to Afghanistan are open in Pakistan. Controversial U.S. drone strikes are down. The U.S. and Pakistan recently announced the restart of their "strategic dialogue" after a long pause. And Sharif is traveling to Washington for talks and a meeting Wednesday, Oct. 23, with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

U.S. releases $1.6 billion aid package to Pakistan

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

** FILE ** A convoy of trucks carries U.S. equipment in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2010. (Associated Press)

An auto bailout for Afghans? U.S. government wasted millions on spare car parts

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Wounded Ranger Josh Hargis. (Credit: Taylor Hargis Facebook page).

Army Strong: Ranger’s unconscious salute inspires, captivates a grateful nation

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Swenson was being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against the Taliban insurgents in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on Sept. 8, 2009, which claimed the lives of five Americans, 10 Afghan army troops and an interpreter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Capt. William D. Swenson awarded Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

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Five-year-old footage of Mullah Mohammed Omar (center) rallying his Taliban troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was found in the BBC's vaults and aired in 2009. (Associated Press/BBC TV) ** FILE **

Taliban head warns Afghanistan: Don’t deal with Americans

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2009 photo, Pakistani Taliban commander Latif Mehsud sits with fellows in Sararogha in south Waziristan in Pakistan. U.S. troops are holding the senior Pakistani Taliban commander they captured in Afghanistan a week ago, an Afghan provincial official said Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)

Senior Taliban commander tied to failed NYC Times Square bomb plot captured

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GET OUT: The week’s pocket picks in D.C.

By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times

U.S. Navy SEALs in action. (U.S. Navy photo)

SEALs take over for drones as U.S. ups the stakes in fight against Al Qaeda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Abdullah Abdullah (center), a prominent Afghan opposition leader, registers his candidacy in next year's presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. The election will be key in helping to determine the success or failure of 12 years of U.S.-led military and political intervention in the country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan presidential candidates finish registration

By Patrick Quinn and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

** FILE ** Men carrying automatic weapons and bags are seen in the storeroom of the Nakumatt shop during the four-day siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which killed more than 60 people in September. A Kenyan military spokesman confirmed the names of four attackers as Abu Baara al-Sudani (left), Omar Nabhan (unseen), Khattab al-Kene (unseen) and Umayr (right). (AP Photo/Kenyan Defense Forces via Citizen TV)

Libya bristles at U.S. raid that captured al Qaeda militant

By Esam Mohamed and Tony G. Gabriel - Associated Press

A prominent opposition leader, Abdullah Abdullah, seated right, registers his candidacy in next year's presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. The presidential election is a key vote that will help determine the success or failure of 12 years of U.S.-led military and political intervention in the country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan prosecutors faulted for lax corruption efforts

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Abdullah Abdullah (center), a prominent Afghan opposition leader, registers his candidacy in next year's presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. The election will be key in helping to determine the success or failure of 12 years of U.S.-led military and political intervention in the country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan opposition leader to run for president

By Patrick Quinn and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Two Marine Corps generals fired for failure to secure base in Afghanistan

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

HUNTER: Honor where honor is overdue

By Duncan Hunter

Golden Hammer: Army gun shopping spree came up empty

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The Taliban's then-Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil in Kandahar, Afghanistan is seen in this March 4, 2001 photo. Muttawakil, who served as foreign minister when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, hailed Pakistan's release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's former deputy leader, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamal Khan, File)

Pakistan releases one of Taliban’s founding members from prison

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** FILE ** An opium field in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Terrorist organizations still profit from Afghan drug trade

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, speaking at a youth conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, said he was in no rush to sign a security deal with the United States, once again dashing American hopes that a pact can be finalized quickly. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai: No rush for U.S. security deal

By Patrick Quinn - Associated Press