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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 ...

A Dumbarton Middle School eighth-grade language arts class is halfway to its goal of raising $6,200 for the nonprofit Malala Fund, which runs girls education programs around the world.

By Libby Solomon

Nov 30, 2018

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

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

Mitchell: Marine Corps commandant honors fallen Marine

It will be next to impossible for Bowe Bergdahl to get fair treatment in his sentencing amid President Donald Trump's condemnation.

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.

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

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.

Some are suggesting that the statues should be melted down.

President Trump needs a history lesson from his security advisors regarding Iran. Here’s how the conversation could go

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

By Talia Richman

Jun 12, 2017

“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

On Friday, Bel Air-based surgeon Dr. Geoff Bloomfield will start his deployment to Afghanistan, the theater where the U.S. military has prosecuted a nearly 15-year war – the longest war in the nation's history – against the Taliban.

By David Anderson

Sep 12, 2016

Ignoring death of Taliban leader's driver underscores racism in U.S. actions

A unit of veteran Maryland Army National Guardsmen is taking on a new mission to help lead and train NATO special operations forces as demand for the alliance's commandos continues to grow.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 6, 2016

Carnage in Lahore

From the cockpit of her A-10, Maryland Air National Guard Capt. Katherine Conrad watched as Kurdish fighters in eastern Iraq battled to retake territory that had been overrun by the self-declared Islamic State.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 20, 2016

The next president needs to understand that America's longest war could continue for another decade or more.

Do we really want to be like the Taliban?

Serial's second season is moving to a biweekly release format as Sarah Koenig and her team gain access to more players close to Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who left his Army base in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban in 2009.

By Sarah Meehan

Jan 13, 2016

The endless war

The endless war

The U.S. strategy there isn't working as advertised

The wildly popular podcast "Serial" will center Season 2 or 3 on the case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, according to Maxim magazine -- which attributes the scoop to anonymous sources.

Newspaper fails to report on charges facing Sgt. Bergdahl — another example of pro-Obama bias

Will President Obama ever tell American public that releasing Taliban prisoners was a mistake?

The truth about Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's capture by the Taliban has become hopelessly confounded with the partisan political agendas in Washington

In hindsight, was it right for the U.S. to trade five Taliban detainees to bring home Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who's now been charged with desertion?

In 'Pearl,' Maryland pediatrician explores contemporary gender-bending tradition in Afghanistan

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 16, 2015

Attack on Pakistan school can't be justified under Islam

Are we fighting a war on terror, or trying to win Miss Congeniality? asks Cal Thomas.

The Taliban attack on Pakistani schoolchildren yesterday has galvanized public opinion against the insurgents

A recap of the Oct. 2 episode of "Scandal," as everyone tries to pull it together for the State of the Union speech

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

Md. National Guard making final deployment to Afghanistan

The U.S. got a good deal on Sgt. Bergdahl's return

A young voter explains the importance of casting a ballot