Taliban: US airstrike hits suicide bomber targeting airport

The Taliban said that a U.S. airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle Sunday who wanted to attack the Kabul international airport amid the American military’s evacuation there.

All 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan airport suicide bombing identified by DOD

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans.

Afghan refugees share stories of survival as they arrive at Dulles Airport

Thousands of people are continuing to arrive in the United States from Afghanistan As of 7:00 a.m. Friday 14,000 people arrived at Dulles Airport from Afghanistan within the last two weeks.

DMV veterans, residents react to deadly attacks in Kabul

Tonight, veterans and residents in the DMV visited the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington that honors Marines who’ve sacrificed their lives, and many were thinking of the 13 service members who did just that in Kabul where two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Thursday.

'We will hunt you down': Biden, Pentagon officials vow to find those responsible for Kabul bombings

Late Thursday afternoon at a Pentagon briefing, the top U.S. General vowed the U.S. will find those responsible for the suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan and continue its mission of evacuating Afghans. 

Baby pulled over barbed wire-topped wall in Kabul reunited with family, evacuated

The heartbreaking video of the baby being pulled over a barbed wire-topped fence has a happy ending after the child was reunited with family and evacuated from Afghanistan.

Maryland Marine goes viral for calming infant during evacuation in Kabul

Marine and College Park resident Sgt. Matt Jaffe was recently seen in a photo that has now gone viral of him calming an infant during the evacuations in Afghanistan.

Honor Flight holds first trip since start of COVID-19 pandemic

After grounding all trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic – the Honor Flight network is returning to the sky to fly veterans to the nation’s capital to tour the memorials dedicated to their service.

Veterans react to growing crisis in Afghanistan

The fall of Afghanistan has many U.S. veterans who fought there struggling to process what’s happened.

Taliban seizes Afghanistan: What happened and what could come next

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan weeks before the complete U.S. troop withdrawal. Here’s a look at what happened and what could happen next.

Pentagon to resettle 22,000 Afghan refugees seeking asylum after Taliban takeover

Pentagon officials said they are preparing to temporarily house 22,000 Afghan refugees in Texas and Wisconsin after they fled their country amid Taliban control.

Two active-duty Fort Hood soldiers arrested in underage sex sting

The soldiers had traveled over two hours to meet the person believed to be a juvenile female, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.

VA expands benefits for some veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

A recent move by the Department of Veterans Affairs means that some veterans exposed to toxic burn pits will finally be able to get disability benefits.