afghanistan
Obama Administration's Civilian Drone Casualty Count Far Lower than Independent Estimates
Brendan O'Connor · 07/01/16 02:15PMAfter months of bureaucratic wrangling, the Obama administration has disclosed its official count of civilians killed in airstrikes outside of conventional war zones: Somewhere between 64 and 116 since 2009. Strangely enough, the administration chose to release the numbers on the Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend.
Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan
Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/16 08:10AMU.S. Military Attributes Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing to "Fog of War"
Brendan O'Connor · 04/29/16 12:50PMThe Defense Department released today the findings of a investigation into the deadly U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that left 42 dead—including 30 civilians—this past October. The investigation concluded that the bombing was the result of the “fog of war.”
First Attack in Taliban Spring Offensive Leaves At Least 28 Dead and Hundreds Wounded in Kabul
Brendan O'Connor · 04/19/16 06:40AMA week after the Taliban announced its annual spring offensive, armed militants launched an assault, involving a suicide car bombing and a gun attack, against a government security agency in Kabul. At least 28 people have been killed and more than 320 wounded, NPR reports, the Taliban claimed responsibility.
U.S. Military Plans to Release Findings of Investigation Into Doctors Without Borders Hospital Attack Later This Month
Brendan O'Connor · 04/15/16 08:12PMMore Than a Dozen U.S. Military Personnel Disciplined Over Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing
Brendan O'Connor · 03/16/16 08:19PMHere Are 62 Photos of a Big Dumb Empty Building in Afghanistan That Was Never Used and Cost $25 Million
Sam Biddle · 01/07/16 12:40PMOfficials: Two Killed and 11 Wounded in Taliban Suicide Attack on French Restaurant in Kabul
Brendan O'Connor · 01/01/16 01:20PMBowe Bergdahl Arraigned at Army Base in North Carolina
Brendan O'Connor · 12/22/15 07:11PMNYPD Detective Among 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
Brendan O'Connor · 12/21/15 11:08PM6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan in Taliban Suicide Attack
Brendan O'Connor · 12/21/15 06:55PMIn Afghanistan on Monday, six American troops were killed in what the Associated Press reports is the deadliest suicide attack on international forces there since August. The suicide bomber drove a motorcycle rigged with explosives into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol. Two Americans and an Afghan soldier were wounded.
Multiple Members of the U.S. Military Suspended Over Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan
Brendan O'Connor · 11/25/15 07:00PMReport: No Evidence to Support Claims that Taliban Had Occupied Afghan Hospital Before U.S. Airstrike
Brendan O'Connor · 11/11/15 06:30PMImmediately following a deadly U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan’s national security advisor told a European diplomat, “We are without doubt, 100 percent convinced the place was occupied by Taliban,” the Associated Press reports. There is still no evidence to support this claim.