Since the 2009 troop surge in Afghanistan, the number of U.S. troops who have had amputations has nearly doubled as a result of mines and roadside-bombs, according to an Army surgeon general
MoreThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will meet Wednesday to consider a recent report on wasteful spending in contracts for the wars in Afghanistan in Iraq. In a 240-page report
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President Barack Obama vowed Monday he would veto any cuts to Medicare unless Congress approves tax increases on the wealthiest Americans. “I will not support any plan that puts all the burden
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Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, who saved 36 of his fellow soldiers’ lives during an ambush in Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor Thursday. Meyer received his medal at a White
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NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan have significantly weakened the Taliban, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Panetta said in an interview with Charlie Rose on PBS the transition of handing over security
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David Petraeus, the recently retired Army general who served as top commander in both Afghanistan and Iraq, was sworn in Tuesday as director of the CIA. Petraeus becomes the 20th director in
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Actions to combat al-Qaida have left it less capable but the terrorist network is still planning attacks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. The AP reports Panetta spoke with reporters after touring
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At least one of every six dollars of U.S. spending, totaling $30 billion, on contracts and grants in Iraq and Afghanistan has been wasted, according to the co-chairmen of the bipartisan Commission
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The Army improperly tested new bullet-blocking plates for body armor and cannot determine if 5 million pieces of the equipment meet standards, a Defense Department audit found. According to the AP, the
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A NATO airstrike killed Taliban insurgents involved in the weekend crash of the helicopter carrying 30 U.S. soldiers and 8 Afghan soldiers, said the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan
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