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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 ...

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

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

The endless war

The endless war

The president's decision to slow the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was a bow to history's lesson that wars are easier to start than to end

HBO host attempts to put an ungrateful Afghan leader in his place by airing negative reviews of his brother's restaurant

The U.S. agreement to stay in the country beyond 2014 isn't a blank check for an indefinite U.S. troop presence there

Ashraf Ghani left a comfortable life as an anthropology professor at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to help rebuild his war-torn homeland of Afghanistan after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban government. Now, he is a step away from becoming its president, expected to compete in a runoff election against the front-runner, Abdullah Abdullah.

If you haven't been to The Helmand for a while, you'll find the core menu, and the basic dining experience, much like you left it.

Instead of moving civilians out of harm's way prior to a battle, the Taliban prefer they remain close to the fighting. In many cases, U.S. and coalition forces may not realize civilians are even present until it is too late.

Despite President Hamid Karzai's erratic behavior, the U.S. has long-term interests in Afghanistan that must be protected

With the deadline for reaching a bilateral security agreement with the Afghan government weeks away and Karzai refusing to relax his recalcitrant stance, the United States must find another way of getting approval to ensure a continued foreign troop presence after most forces pull out in 2014.

Let the Afghans fend for themselves

The U.S. has too much at stake in Afghanistan to walk away because of its president's erratic behavior

Given President Hamid Karzai's never-ending demands, America should leave Afghanistan.

At some point, the president needs to reassess our commitment to the nation's longest war.

Obama administration's 'meandering' policies toward Afghanistan are foolish, counter-productive

In rejecting peace talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again shows his talent for sowing mischief

Karzai comments offer yet another reason for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan

Afghan's Karzai is not worth more sacrifice from U.S. military

If Karzai doesn't want us in some part's of Afghanistan, let's pull everybody out.

Michael O'Hanlon says that given the uncertainty after Karzai leaves, a flexible, two-phase withdrawal plan is best

A fawning media and Congress went to the general's head

Doyle McManus says the U.S. is deeply involved in military engagements around the world, but Obama and Romney don't want to talk about it