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On the morning of July 2, 2012, in the most dangerous warzone in the world, Lieutenant Clint Lorance took command of his small band of American paratroopers at the spearhead of the American War in Afghanistan. Intelligence reports that morning warned of a Taliban ambush against Lorance's platoon. Fifteen minutes into their patrol, three military-age Afghan males crowded on a motorcycle and sped aggressively down a Taliban-controlled dirt road toward Lorance's men. Three weeks earlier, outside the massive American Kandahar Airfield, Taliban terrorists struck by motorcycle, riding into a crowded area, detonating body-bombs and killing twenty-two people. Sixty-three days before ...

On the morning of July 2, 2012, in the most dangerous warzone in the world, Lieutenant Clint Lorance took command of his small band of American paratroopers at the spearhead of the American War in Afghanistan. Intelligence reports that morning warned of a Taliban ambush against Lorance's platoon. Fifteen minutes into their patrol, three military-age Afghan males crowded on a motorcycle and sped aggressively down a Taliban-controlled dirt road toward Lorance's men. Three weeks earlier, outside the massive American Kandahar Airfield, Taliban terrorists struck by motorcycle, riding into a crowded area, detonating body-bombs and killing twenty-two people. Sixty-three days before ...

Maryland lawmakers bid farewell to Sen. Will C. Smith as he headed out on a deployment to Afghanistan with the U.S. Navy Reserve.

By Pamela Wood

Mar 29, 2019

Jules Witcover: Where are the GOP giants of yore who put their principles ahead of party loyalty?

Maryland state Sen. Will Smith, an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of the General Assembly session. Smith has received orders to deploy in support of Operation Resolute Support, in which U.S. troops are providing assistance for Afghan security forces.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 6, 2019

Rachel Marsden: Is it really so bad if Syria and Afghanistan are forced to sort things out for themselves?

It's hard to recall a time since the end of the Cold War when the top threat to American interests hasn't been identified as either terrorism or cyberattacks. But now there's a greater recognition that America is after the same slice of the limited global pie as other nations.

Forced to seek asylum in the United States, Afghan artist Sughra Hussainy has built a new life in the Towson area, speaking up for women's rights and sharing her craft.

By Libby Solomon

Jul 3, 2018

These are the names of the 127 Marylanders killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since the start of those wars.

On Memorial Day we remember the men and women who have given to the nation through military service. I typically think of the eight soldiers who did not come back with my brigade when we returned from Afghanistan in 2012. This year, I will also think of their families.

Americans should pause to reflect on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Veterans are running for office in record numbers this year because they believe Washington is broken. What's more, they know the same sense of duty, commitment to results, and the integrity and discipline they have been trained to live by, make them uniquely well-positioned to fix it.

For the past year, the Towson-based Special Operations Detachment of the Maryland National Guard has helped thousands of girls get educated, delivered food and supplies to abused women and orphans, provided safe play areas for children and improved conditions for young mothers.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Feb 3, 2018

TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian man recently freed with his American wife and children after years being held hostage in Afghanistan has been arrested and faces at

Veteran Landon Becker said the most meaningful part of his service came from helping veterans at Walter Reed Hospital. Today, he serves as the head of the Mount Airy VFW

Mitchell: Marine Corps commandant honors fallen Marine

An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years held captive by a network with ties to the Taliban.

Hunting down terrorists requires more than smart bombs, drones, and interpreters.

Nicholson's thoughts about Afghanistan suggest U.S. won't make much progress there.

There is much to like president's Afghanistan strategy and objectives, says Cal Thomas, but the question remains: What does winning look like?

The Army general in charge of Afghanistan as President Trump revamps the strategy there was in the same Gilman class that produced Kevin Kamenetz and Robert Ehrlich

By Ian Duncan

Aug 25, 2017

Mentioning Trump's use of a teleprompter isn't a case of fair and impartial reporting.

Americans should question who really benefits from sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Rachel Marsden: Terrorists are everywhere these days. We have to ask ourselves whether the 16-year fight against terrorism has made America and its allies any safer.

There may be a case for sending more troops to Afghanistan but Trump hasn't made it.

When Marine mom Dawn Geigan heard about United States soldiers in Afghanistan living in dreadful conditions, she felt a call to help. She'd heard that our

The Trump administration approved a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan. To what end, nobody knows.

Sgt. Eric Houck's family stood together, embracing, on Sunday as a bugler blew taps and then a member of the Gunpowder Veterans of Foreign Wars proceeded forward to hand his wife, Samantha, a folded American flag.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 18, 2017

A Perry Hall soldier who was killed in Afghanistan will be remembered during a viewing on Saturday.

By Pamela Wood

Jun 17, 2017

The soldier from Perry Hall who was killed in Afghanistan Saturday will be honored on a newly-dedicated war memorial in downtown Towson.

By Margarita Cambest

Jun 13, 2017

A Baltimore native was among three soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan, the Army announced Monday.

By Talia Richman

Jun 12, 2017

This Memorial Day arrives at a time when many American have tuned out the war in Afghanistan. Combat operations were declared over in 2014, and yet service members continue to die, including five in 2016 and 2017 who have ties to Maryland. Their relatives and a military history speak about what to many is a forgotten war.

By Jean Marbella

May 29, 2017

On May 19, 88-year-old Marine Corps veteran Don Downer prepared his 3,000th care package at his home to ship to Capt. John Lefebvre in Afghanistan.

Army Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar, a former Harford County resident, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.

By David Anderson

May 10, 2017

Harford County will have an opportunity to pay its final respects to Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, the Joppatowne High School graduate and Edgewood

One of the scariest parts of the very scary world we live in today is the responsibility that we and our allies bear for the creation of the enemies confronting us. This is most dreadfully true in Iraq, where thousands of Americans have died and more than $1 trillion have been wasted on a war that had no just cause, where the vacuum created by the 2003 invasion was filled by Islamic jihadists and a government and armed force more loyal to Iran than to the United States.

Funeral services have been set for the Army staff sergeant from Harford County who was killed earlier this month in Afghanistan.

The death of Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, an Edgewood resident and 1998 Joppatowne High School graduate, was the first since 20014 among people with

Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar, of Edgewood, who died after being wounded in Afghanistan, will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized as of this week.

By David Anderson

Apr 13, 2017

Mark De Alencar, a 1998 graduate of Joppatowne High School, and an Army Special Forces solider, died after being wounded in action in Afghanistan Saturday.

By David Anderson

Apr 10, 2017

Jesse J. Wallace had only been in Afghanistan a few days when his convoy was ambushed near Kandahar. In a matter of seconds, the rounds began ripping through his truck and through the leg he would ultimately lose in the battle.

By John Fritze

Apr 7, 2017

America's longest war isn't getting any younger. With its 15-year anniversary five months behind us, there's no telling when the Afghanistan war might end. But if our time there has taught us anything, it's that sending thousands more American troops into the fray would only prolong it further. Yet, with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis preparing a recommendation on the path forward in Afghanistan, the administration may be considering just that.

President Obama's commutation of Chelsea Manning's 35-year sentence for leaking classified information was a wise and compassionate decision

A soldier from Takoma Park died Tuesday at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda of wounds from a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan last month, the Defense Department said.

By Ian Duncan

Dec 7, 2016

Since returning from his second deployment to Afghanistan, Army Spc. Scott Miller had been through several stays at a mental health hospital. But after Christmas, the thoughts about taking his own life were joined by new ones about killing members of his unit.

By Ian Duncan

Nov 6, 2016

This Saturday, college will host Military Appreciation Day during Tigers' football game

Brock served as a mortuary affairs specialist for his six-month deployments in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

By Jonas Shaffer

Oct 17, 2016

A new monument located on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse in Towson that honors Baltimore County men and women who fought and gave their lives in Operations Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, will be dedicated Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.

By Rachael Pacella

Oct 13, 2016

Staff Sgt. Adam S. Thomas, 31, of Takoma Park, died Tuesday in Nangarhar Province from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device that exploded during dismounted operations, officials said. The incident is under investigation.

“This guy came eye to eye with the Taliban, and you’re going to tell him he can’t play basketball?" his Oakland coach said.

By Jonas Shaffer

Oct 5, 2016