Pete Hegseth said he's ordering a "comprehensive review" of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal following a 3-month review of it.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed American troops and Afghans.

Atefa Rahimi grew up in Afghanistan, where her relatives and wider sports discouraged her from running. Through tragedies of losing her mother, the rise of the Taliban and having to leave her country for Canada,

Pete Hegseth ordered Pentagon leaders to conduct a "comprehensive review" of the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced the launch of a new "comprehensive review" of the United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to ensure those responsible face accountability.

The defense secretary’s decision to select his chief spokesman to lead the inquiry into the chaotic end of the war was highly unusual.

Oklahomans who have helped Afghans resettle in the state weigh in now that the future of about 200 of the newcomers is in limbo.

On May 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Afghanistan’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Afghanistan’s

New York City will host a ticker-tape parade next summer for veterans of the post-9/11 wars — Iraq and Afghanistan — and their families, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.

A total of 13 service members and roughly 170 Afghans were killed in an Aug. 26, 2021, suicide attack outside Kabul’s airport.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new probe into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, vowing accountability for what he called the Biden administration’s “disastrous and embarrassing” handling of the events that led to the deaths of 13 US troops.

By Xiuhao Chen, Ethan Wang and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Pakistan and Afghanistan plan to upgrade their diplomatic ties, China said on Wednesday after hosting an informal meeting between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban administration following several outbreaks of violence.