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Court rejects new hearing for ex-Russian military officer

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Photo courtesy Shelby Summers

‘What Father’s Day means to me’

By Shelby Summers

Aussie troops criticized for flying Nazi flag in Afghanistan

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Relatives carry the coffin of a victim after a deadly suicide attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2018. Afghan officials said a suicide bomber on foot struck the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry as employees were leaving work in the capital, killing at least 12 people and wounding over 30 days before the start of a holiday cease-fire with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Coordinated attacks in eastern, northern Afghanistan shatter tenuous cease-fire

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, speaks with the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson, left, and Afghanistan's Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami, right, during a round table meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Resolute Support Operational Partner Nations at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

U.S., Afghan forces to intensify operations against ISIS cell during Taliban cease-fire

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Under the cease fire call from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan forces will refrain from carrying out offensive operations until Eid-al-Fitr begins. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s call for cease fire during Ramadan backed by NATO ministers

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the integration ceremony of TAPI pipeline in Herat, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi, File)

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban

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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis will be pressuring NATO members to do more on and off the battlefield. The U.S. pressure for more defense spending and support from key NATO allies is having an impact, analysts say. (Associated Press Photographs)

James Mattis meets NATO counterparts

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Since its arrival in October, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System has provided crucial fire support to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducting combat missions against the Taliban. (U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. calls Taliban ‘desperate,’ Afghan disputes Pentagon

By L. Todd Wood

Security personnel inspect the site of a deadly suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 4, 2018. A suicide bombing targeted a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics on Monday in Kabul, killing at least seven people and wounding nine. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Kabul suicide bombing targets gathering of clerics; 7 die

By Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah - Associated Press

Taliban reject US commander’s statement on peace talks

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Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, the Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes, USARCENT PAO).

Gen. Austin ‘Scott’ Miller to lead Afghanistan War under Donald Trump

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier arrives at the site of deadly attack on the interior ministry, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Afghan officials said a suicide bomber struck outside the ministry, allowing gunmen to pass through an outer gate where they traded fire with security forces, who eventually killed the attackers. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

US general says some Taliban interested in peace

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

US: At least 50 killed in strike on Taliban leaders

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Afghan, Pakistani military officials renew push for peace

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Illustration on the current Afghanistan situation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

We cannot tweet or apologize our way out of Afghanistan

By Jed Babbin

Sandra Ewing gets her service dog, Arrow, out of a car before shopping at Festival Foods in Janesville. (Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

Janesville veteran sees misconceptions about service animals

By ASHLEY MCCALLUM - Associated Press

Ex-Russian officer asks for new hearing on US forces attack

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Afghan security personnel inspect at the site of a suicide attack, in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Three suicide bombers struck two police stations in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, wounding at least six people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Kabul chaos: Suicide bombers strike in Afghan capital; 6 wounded

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan security personnel inspect at the site of a suicide attack in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Three suicide bombers struck two police stations in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, wounding at least six people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Attacks in Afghan capital kill 5, wound 16

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