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Are Americans Sharing Sacrifices for Afghan War? Military Families Respond

U.S. Marines on the northeastern outskirts of Marjah in February 2010; file photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images As we mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, the Pew Research Center commissioned a poll to...
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Obama Set to Announce Afghanistan Troop Drawdown, 22 Killed in Iraq Bombings

News : The Rundown News Blog (2 years ago)

U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is set to make a highly-anticipated announcement Wednesday on the number of U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan beginning in July. The presi... Read Post

Afghanistan Beyond 2014: Developing a 'Transition' Strategy

News : The Rundown News Blog (last year)

An Afghan nomad boy with his dog at a mud hut in the outskirts of Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, on Dec. 4. Photo by Qais Usyan/AFP/Getty Images. As NATO nations pull their troops out of Afghanistan... Read Post

President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters

News : The Rundown News Blog (2 years ago)

Soldiers in Afghanistan. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will begin sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide in combat zones, he announced Wednesday. The decision revers... Read Post


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