Afghanistan

Soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered as 'hero'

Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, 40, was killed Saturday in Afghanistan.

Decorated soldier dies in combat operations in Afghanistan

2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the deaths that were announced just after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Afghanistan.

Afghan female leaders urge Trump administration to stand up for their rights in Taliban peace talks

Afghan female leaders are urging the Trump administration to do more to stand up for their rights as it engages with the Taliban to end U.S. involvement there.

Afghan boy, wounded in war, dances on new prosthetic leg in heartwarming video

Ahmad Rahman was just eight months old when he was wounded in the crossfire between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in his village in Logar province.

Over 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2018

The director of the ACLU's National Security Project discusses the Trump administration's transparency in reporting civilian casualties in Afghanistan.

Military dad surprises daughter after months in Afghanistan dressed as mascot

A video of a military dad surprising his daughter dressed as a mascot after months in Afghanistan is bringing people emotions.

White House cheers decision by international court to reject Afghanistan war crimes investigation

President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the International Criminal Court's decision to reject a request to investigate alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan.

3 US Marines killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan identified by officials

Three American service members were killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Monday, according to a US military spokesperson.

A veteran New York City firefighter are among 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, a 43-year-old husband and father of three little girls, once rescued an unconscious woman trapped inside a burning high-rise.

US service members killed, injured in Afghanistan

Three American service members were killed when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle with explosives by their convoy on a road near Bargam Air Base near Kabul.

2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

They were killed "while conducting an operation," according to a statement from NATO.

2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

Two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan on Friday, according to military officials.

No orders to reduce forces in Afghanistan, acting defense secretary says

En route to Afghanistan, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Monday he has not received orders from President Donald Trump to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by half.

Acting defense secretary says no orders to reduce forces in Afghanistan

Taliban official says US promised to withdraw troops in Afghanistan by April

Trump focuses on counterterrorism in Afghanistan

The negotiations with Afghan groups, including the Taliban, will focus on establishing peace and reducing the presence of U.S. troops.

US, Afghan Special Forces raid Taliban prison

Night-vision footage shows Afghan soldiers backed by U.S. Special Forces raiding a Taliban prison where their own troops were being held captive.

Top US general: Political talks with Taliban are 'positive'

Gen. Scott Miller took ABC News anchor David Muir to a camp where Afghan forces are trained by U.S. special forces.

US envoy defends Taliban peace talks, Trump says deal means Afghanistan withdrawal

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is defending peace talks with the Taliban and urging others not to rush to judgment.

US, Taliban negotiators agree to draft peace deal

ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports on the details of the deal that could end America's longest war.

The latest on Afghan peace talks

Negotiators for the U.S. and Taliban insurgents have reached "agreements in principle" on key issues for a peace deal that would end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, the top U.S. envoy said Monday.

Green Beret killed in Afghanistan is identified

The Pentagon identified U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Joshua "Zach" Beale as the U.S. service member who was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat

A U.S. Army Ranger has died from wounds suffered in an attack in Afghanistan last week, marking the first U.S. military death in Afghanistan this year.

Trump planning to pull 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, reducing force by half

The current figure of 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan is expected to be cut in half, with those troops arriving home by the end of the spring, an official said.

Afghan troop losses 'not sustainable,' says nominee to command US troops in Middle East

Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East, told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate.

4th US service member dies from Afghan blast

A fourth U.S. service member has died from a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.

Study toxic exposure, vaccines in 9/11 and Gulf War veterans, scientists say

Scientists call on lawmakers and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund a new program to study generational health effects among Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans.

Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

The service members were all riding in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle when the roadside bomb exploded south of the city of Ghazni.

Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed in Afghanistan

Three other U.S. troops and an American contractor were also wounded.

Massive explosion rocks Kabul after suicide bomber targets security compound

At least 10 people were killed, officials said.

3 US service members killed in Afghanistan

Three American service members were killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

3 US service members killed in Afghanistan marks deadliest day for troops there this year

US Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan likely died from friendly fire

US service member killed in Afghanistan for 2nd time this month

At least 50 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials

A large explosion hit at a wedding hall in the capital, authorities said.

At least 43 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials

A large explosion targeting a religious gathering in Afghanistan's capital has killed at least 43 people and injured at least 83 others, the country's health ministry said.

Taliban, Afghan envoys meet for talks in Moscow

Somber homecoming for Army soldier killed in Afghan insider attack

The father of seven was the mayor of his town and was hailed as a hero when he deployed for the fourth time in January.

US soldier killed in Afghanistan had one message for US ahead of midterms: Vote

U.S. Army Major Brent Taylor's penned a powerful Facebook post urging Americans to exercise their "precious right to vote."

Army National Guardsman fatally shot by Afghan security officer

Maj. Brent Taylor, who was the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, left for his second deployment to Afghanistan in January.

National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan

Maj. Brent Taylor, a father of seven and a mayor of North Ogden, Utah, was shot and killed when a member of Afghan National Security Forces opened fire on a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan.

US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

A member of the U.S. armed forces as killed and another was wounded in an apparent insider attack on Saturday in the Afghan capital Kabul.

US general was wounded in Kandahar attack

U.S. General Jeffrey D. Smiley was wounded in Kandahar attack, officials said.

US top general back on streets after deadly attack in Afghanistan

In the 17-year war, it appears to be the closest the commanding general of forces has been to being shot or seriously harmed.

2 top Afghan officials killed in insider attack claimed by Taliban; leading US general uninjured

A top US general had just left a meeting at building where the attack occurred.

2 top Afghan officials killed in Taliban attack; US general uninjured

A top U.S. general had just left a meeting where the attack occurred.

US service member killed in action in Afghanistan