Afghanistan War

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers is backing a veteran activist organization's efforts to end wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The bullet tore a large hole in the ballistic material, but the Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) stopped the round.

U.S. fighters, bombers, attack aircraft and drones released 7,362 weapons over Afghanistan in 2018.

Maj. Thomas Bostick will be only the third Army officer to earn the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in Afghanistan.

"Great nations do not fight endless wars," Trump said.

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua "Zach" Beale, 32, died in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, while conducting combat operations.

A U.S. service member has been killed in action in Afghanistan, the second American to die in the country this month.

Milley said that the second of six SFABs is finishing up its training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for the deployment.

Special operations strike units will remain in country to carry out raids on Taliban and ISIS fighters, a DoD official said.

At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.