Afghanistan

Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to pay veterans bonuses for serving in America's longest war.

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

The Taliban have been carrying out more than 27 attacks daily, according to the Pentagon's Inspector General.

A decorated former Green Beret who has been charged in the death of a suspected Taliban bomber wants the charges dropped.

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.

Sgt. Cameron Meddock died after being shot during combat operations Jan. 13 in Afghanistan.

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.