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**FILE** In this photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2011. (Associated Press/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)

U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghanis strikes deal to avoid death penalty

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Marines watch as their Afghan National Army students graduate from a class on using 60mm mortars at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan. Afghan forces now are taking the lead in operations in 80 percent of central Helmand province. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

Marines ready to roll, with nowhere to go: Still plan missions — but for Afghan, not U.S., forces

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Taliban militants, who were arrested by Afghan Border Police, stand over their guns July 4, 2011, while they are presented to the media at the Afghan Border Police headquarters in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. All of them were dressed as women and at least one was strapped with an explosive vest. (Associated Press)

Militants storm Red Cross building in Afghanistan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** CIA Director John O. Brennan.

Al Qaeda remains a threat to U.S. via its franchises despite Obama’s boast

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama participates in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: Honor veterans in a nation ‘still at war’ on Memorial Day

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The iconic "Poo Pond," a waste retention pond at the Kandahar Air Field known for its odor, was slated to close mid-2013. However, the pond, shown here in this May 17, 2013, photo, will remain open until the airfield's residents no longer need a place to discard waste, including that from portable toilets. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

Coalition troops are ready to ‘rough it’ while closing Afghan bases

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Drug tests ordered for State Department contractors in Israel, Afghanistan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Marine Cpl. Todd Love thought his piano days were over when he lost his left arm and both legs in Afghanistan. With the help of MusiCorps, Cpl. Love got through one of the most difficult parts of his life. He now can play piano better one-handed than many amateur musicians can play with two.
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When all seems lost, MusiCorps helps change the tune for wounded warriors

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Rolling Thunder gathers again this Memorial Day weekend for its 26th rally, which kicks off Saturday when thousands on motorcycles will gather at the Pentagon before riding into D.C.
(The Washington Times)

Supporting fellow vets is a year-round effort for Rolling Thunder

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Members of U.S. Marine Scout-Sniper team look for a Taliban position in a nearby tree-line, during an exchange of fire with Taliban militants, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Threat from within: U.S. military braced for surge in Taliban ‘insider’ attacks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

A woman peers through the the eye slit of her burqa in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) ** FILE **

Afghan rape victims still subject to criminal charges: Women’s rights legislation blocked

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A U.S. soldier arrives to the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Car bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans, in Afghanistan

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

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Embassy Row: After Afghanistan for NATO

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani is the first female pilot to be trained in Afghanistan in 30 years. She earned her wings this week at a graduation ceremony at Shindand Air Base, and will go on to fly Cessna 208s. (Credit: Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

Afghan Air Force graduates first female pilot in 30 years

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** NATO soldiers walk under country member flags at a NATO base at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

3 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A U.S. Humvee of the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, drives near a crater caused by a roadside bomb attack on a U.S. vehicle in Tangi Valley in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2009.

Cost for U.S. to exit Afghanistan: $7 billion

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

NATO soldiers walk under country-member flags at a NATO base at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

NATO: 3 troops killed in Afghanistan attack

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Britain's Prince Harry plays sitting volleyball with the United Kingdom team during a visit to the Warrior Games on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style competition featuring injured servicemen and women from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)

Prince Harry, injured U.S. officer and Olympic champ launch Warrior Games

By Dan Elliott - Associated Press

NATO service members haul in supplies that will be used at the first established facility aboard Camp Shorabak intended specifically for surgical care. The unit will allow Afghans to perform ambulatory care independent of coalition support. (Defense Department)

Medics train Afghans to treat their own in war zone

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times