Congressman urges action to extend the ceasefire to extract U.S. citizens. As warring factions make it hazardous to remain in Sudan, the State Department reports there is no…
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VA to Launch Study on Gulf War Syndrome
Health dysfunctions in Gulf War veterans include memory problems, chronic nerve issues and pain, fever, and night sweats. Officials in the Department of Veteran Affairs plan to investigate…
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House Committee Hearing Will Review Afghanistan Withdrawal
Oversight and accountability committee looking at the evacuation and subsequent collapse of the Afghan government. Representative James Comer of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee,…
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Spending Bill Provides 4,000 More Visas for Afghan Allies
Senator Shaheen supported the provision that will assist Afghan allies stuck overseas. Congress outlined hundreds of provisions in the omnibus spending bill for 2023. One of these provisions…
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Taliban Releases Two Americans in “Goodwill Gesture”
The announcement comes after President Biden’s administration criticizes the barring of women from university. The State Department announced that the Taliban has released two Americans that they were…
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U.S. Cuts International Military Funding Over Child Soldiers
Full waivers will not be issued for seven nations. President Biden’s administration has issued a memorandum that identifies seven countries as using child soldiers in their defense forces…
Read MoreAmerican Freed in Prisoner Swap with Taliban
President Biden commends the return of abducted engineer Mark Frerichs. Early this week, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for tribal leader Bashir Noorzai. Frerichs…
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Defense Secretary Says Work is Not Done in Afghanistan
Comments come on one-year anniversary of withdrawal. Defense Secretary sent a memo to all Department of Defense Personnel stating that the U.S. went to Afghanistan in 2001 to…
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U.S. Left $7 Billion in Military Equipment in Afghanistan
Inspector general report confirms what the Taliban “inherited.” A Department of Defense inspector general has confirmed that, when the U.S. military pulled out of Afghanistan a year ago,…
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Report Finds DHS Lacked Volunteers for Afghan Evacuation
Government watchdog group publishes effectiveness report. Last week, a government watchdog published a report covering the details of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) management of Operation Allies…
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