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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

This photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesman said it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb, known as the GBU-43, which he said contains 11 tons of explosives. The Air Force calls it the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. Based on the acronym, it has been nicknamed the "Mother Of All Bombs." (Eglin Air Force Base via AP)

Pentagon: U.S. dropped the MOAB, the largest non-nuclear bomb, in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Illustration on Trump's prospective actions in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trump war plans are being made

By Jed Babbin

Suicide bomber kills 24 near mosque in northwestern Pakistan

By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel has accused Russia of providing weapons and material support to the Taliban in an effort to expand Moscow’s influence in the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. generals see Russian influence in Afghanistan

By Carlo Munoz THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel has accused Russia of providing weapons and material support to the Taliban in an effort to expand Moscow’s influence in the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. Gen. Votel: Russia providing weapons, support to Taliban in Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Marines say the combat-focused, "trigger-happy" mentality they experienced on earlier missions to Afghanistan is a far cry from the conservative operation facing them in new deployments. (U.S. Navy)

Afghanistan redeployment leaves Marines wary of past mistakes

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

As America's longest war — now in its 16th year — continues in Afghanistan, Marines are finding themselves doing several more tours than they'd bargained for in the country, where sectarian violence and a resurgent Taliban continue to bedevil efforts to foster security in the country. (By Carlo Munoz/The Washington Times)

Marines struggle with more tours to Afghanistan, discussions with families

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike

Associated Press

Taliban say senior commander dies in suspected US strike

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 15, 2016 file photo, a Pakistan army soldier stands guard in Pakistani tribal area of Khyber, near Torkham border post between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan's cabinet on Thursday, March 2, 2017, approved a set of reforms that will bring the tribal regions under government control, an aide to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad, File)

Pakistan unveils reforms for tribal areas as drone kills 2

By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN - Associated Press

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT -- A police commando stands alert at the site of a deadly bombing, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Pakistani police say a large bomb has struck a protest rally in the eastern city of Lahore, killing many people and wounding others. A local police official said the blast occurred when a man on a motorcycle rammed into the crowd of hundreds of pharmacists, who were protesting new amendments to a law governing drug sales. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)

Taliban suicide bomber strikes Pakistan rally, killing 13

By ZAHEER BABAR - Associated Press

Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, oversaw a three-month review of the situation on the ground, which triggered changes in strategy by the Pentagon and White House officials this month. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Nicholson: Russian involvement in Afghanistan becoming ‘more difficult’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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

Official: Taliban launch nearly 19,000 attacks in 10 months

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

US to send 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province

Associated Press

Afghan security personnel watch as flames and smoke rise after opium and narcotics are burned in a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Afghan officials burned down a total of 98 tons of opium, heroin, hashish and alcoholic drinks at the outskirts of Kabul, the capital. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Death toll surges in Afghanistan as war enters 16th year

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated militant file image from video posted online in August 2016, which has not been independently verified by The Associated Press, provided by SITE Intel Group, shows Canadian Joshua Boyle and American Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2012. Officials in Canada are calling for the unconditional release of Boyle and his wife following the release of another video on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, that appears to show them begging for their governments to intervene with their Afghan captors on their behalf. (SITE Intel Group via AP, File)

Parents of Canadian hostage: first time we’ve seen kids

Associated Press

Afghans who aided US military face long, fearful visa wait

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press