A delayed State Department decision on withdrawing U.S. citizens was a key factor in the chaotic and bloody final days of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, former Joint Chief of Staff head Gen. Mark A. Milley said Tuesday, contributing to the vulnerability that left 13 U.S. service personnel and some 170 Afghans dead after a terror bombing as Kabul’s international airport in August 2021.
The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.
A new report has found that U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence has exploded in the past year, driven by the Department of Defense.
NIAMEY, Niger >> Niger’s junta said Saturday the U.S. military presence in the country is no longer justified, making the announcement on state television after holding high-level talks with U.S. diplomatic and military officials this week.
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Another U.S. military asset left for Gaza on Thursday to help fulfill President Joe Biden’s promise to build a pier linking the war-torn territory to the rest of the world.
NEW YORK >> People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events that included a big anniversary in Savannah, Georgia, and honored a pioneering female business leader as grand marshal in New York.
The 2014 indictment shows how Hunter Biden and his partner's efforts to aid CEFC China Energy in acquiring Westinghouse mirrored China's goals of civilian nuclear technology independence. The post Beijing’s Military Hacked U.S. Nuclear Firm Before Hunter Biden Aided Chinese Bid to Acquire It first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
For Americans over 60, the U.S. ranks in the top 10, but for those under 30, it drops to 62nd place.
Three survivors of a secret army group that tricked Nazi Germany into making catastrophic mistakes through a series of audacious battlefield stunts will finally be honored at a ceremony in D.C. on Thursday.Bernie Bluestein, 100, John Christman, 99, and Seymour Nussenbaum, 100, were members of a tactical deception unit called the Ghost Army, whose exploits were so secret that they were forbidden to mention them for more than 50 years.Of the 1,100 artists, designers and technicians who sometimes...
A video taken by the New York Post and posted Thursday showed migrants breaking through fencing and knocking down guard members. The post Some Illegal Immigrants Who Stormed U.S. Border in Texas Released into U.S. After Being Processed first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...