More On Taliban

The U.S. military has begun shifting resources to Afghanistan as the war against ISIS winds down.

The momentum changed in Helmand as local forces, bolstered by American air support, began to mount an offensive campaign.

A military appeals court is standing by its decision to void the conviction of a Marine filmed urinating on Taliban corpses.

Defense Secretary Mattis said that aid to Pakistan would be restored "if we see decisive movements against the terrorists."

The commandant remains clear-eyed about what a 300-Marine team of advisers deploying to Helmand province can accomplish.

The "gloves are off" under President Donald Trump's strategy for Afghanistan, a commander said.

A Taliban shadow governor who had planned attacks on Marines and Afghan soldiers for years was killed in an airstrike.

His civilian lawyer, Eugene Fidell, said his client should be recognized for the five years he spent in Taliban captivity.