US troops

U.S. 01/29/22, 06:29

President Joe Biden said that he plans to deploy a small number of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe in the "near term," the latest signal from the U.S. amid a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia.   "I'll be moving troops to Eastern Europe in the NATO countries in the near term. ...

U.S. 01/25/22, 15:24

White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden does not intend to unilaterally send U.S. service members to Ukraine to counter Russia amid a potential conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. "Just to be clear, there is no intention or interest or desire by the president to send troops to ...

U.S. 01/24/22, 03:34

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the possibility of deploying thousands of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia amid the recent tensions in the region, Fox News reported. In a briefing at Camp David on Sunday, Jan. 23, Biden's advisors presented him with various options if Russian troops move ...

Middle East 09/02/21, 01:39

The Taliban celebrated its victory on Wednesday, Sept. 1, parading along a road with displaying U.S. military equipment they captured during their takeover of Afghanistan after the Biden administration withdrew American forces from the country. The Islamist militants staged their victory parades in Kandahar, the second-biggest city in Afghanistan, showing off ...

Middle East 08/18/21, 00:10

The Taliban said on Tuesday, Aug. 17, that U.S. troops should leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11 but said it would not attack the remaining U.S. forces in the country. “I think they should get their troops out of Afghanistan,” the Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said in an interview with Sky News. Asked how long ...

U.S. 07/29/21, 16:03

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with senior Taliban leaders in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday, July 28, in what was seen as a significant step in the new alliance between the communist regime and the resurgent Islamist group that seeks to rule Afghanistan following the confirmation ...

World 07/16/21, 04:20

President Joe Biden reaffirmed that he has no plan to dispatch U.S. forces to Haiti at the moment after its interim leader asked for U.S. troop deployment to help protect the country’s infrastructure amid turbulence following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. “The idea of sending American forces into Haiti ...

U.S. 07/09/21, 03:16

President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of August, bringing an end to America's longest war sooner than a previous plan. But a Republican lawmaker called the decision a “disaster in the making.” “Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31st,” ...

Politics 06/06/21, 16:24

Twenty-two lawmakers from both parties, led by Rep. Seth Moulton, are calling on the Biden administration to "immediately" evacuate indigenous peoples who helped U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan. In a letter to President Biden on Friday, June 4, the group of bipartisan lawmakers expressed concerns that if the United ...

U.S. 10/08/20, 06:26

President Donald Trump has sped up the timeline for ending the U.S.'s longest war, declaring that he wants to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan before the end of 2020, much sooner than the deadline that his administration has put forward. In a tweet late on Wednesday night, Oct. 7, President ...

Politics 11/23/19, 20:18

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen on Saturday, Nov. 23, made an unannounced visit to Iraq for a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops. The second lady, carrying a container of candied yams, and the vice president balancing a platter of roast turkey, served lunch to 150 service members ...

U.S. 08/21/19, 04:01

Thousands of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen who  were deployed along the Mexico border will receive the Armed Forces Service Medal reserved for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action." "The Undersecretary of Defense has authorized the Armed Forces Service Medal to service members who have provided support ...

Politics 06/13/19, 08:53

Poland's President Andrzej Duda gave happy birthday wishes in advance to President Donald Trump during their speeches at a reception honoring Americans with Polish heritage on Wednesday, June 12. “In two days, America will celebrate the great anniversary. It will be the day of the birth - a new anniversary of ...

Politics 06/11/19, 21:10

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is reminding civilian Defense Department employees and service members not to engage in political activity while on the job. The warning comes after the Navy was engulfed in controversy over White House pressure to keep the USS John S. McCain out of sight during President ...

U.S. 05/24/19, 06:46

President Donald Trump said his administration would not need to send more troops to the Middle East to defend against Iranian threats, Reuters reported. "We'll see what happens with Iran. I don't think we're going to need them. I really don't," the president told reporters Thursday, May 23. "I would certainly send ...

World 05/23/19, 19:04

VOA had reported that Patrick Shanahan and Gen. Joseph Dunford would provide President Trump with a wide range of options Thursday in response to rising tensions in the Middle East

Politics 05/05/19, 21:26

The Latest on United States and Iran (all times local): 10:25 p.m. A U.S. defense official says the deployments of an aircraft carrier strike group and land-based bombers to the Middle East are in response to indications that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the ...

U.S. 04/10/19, 18:51

After hearing distressing stories from Texas ranchers, Trump says he intends to send more military to southern border

World 04/02/19, 20:55

Iraq declared victory over IS in December 2017, and Iraqi lawmaker says next step for Iraq is to focus mainly on intelligence sharing, combating insurgency tactics and reconstructing areas destroyed by war

World 03/16/19, 01:26

War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as many stories of loss, dispossession and desperate hope as there are people. What started as peaceful protests in 2011 asking for government change turned into one of the cruelest modern wars and left a trail ...