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Politics The Pentagon Admits There Are a Lot More U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Than We Thought The Pentagon is poised to have roughly 15,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, as defense officials finally acknowledged the actual number of American forces in the country after long camouflaging the total. The officials said there are currently about 11,000 deployed

Politics ‘We’ve Always Been Here.’ Transgender Veterans Blindsided by President Trump’s Ban Transgender veterans are reacting with shock at President Trump's sudden decision to ban transgender Americans from military service. Trump tweeted Wednesday that transgender individuals will not be able to serve in the military "in any capacity"

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World Trump's Chemical Weapons Warning Raises the Stakes for War in Syria The White House warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday that he would “pay a heavy price” for a new chemical attack lays out a test of President Donald Trump’s own

World The Pentagon Has Agreed to Sell $12 Billion Worth of Fighter Jets to Qatar The U.S. has agreed to sell $12 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Qatar, as a diplomatic row continues between Doha and several of its neighbors. It's the latest in a series of mixed messages from Washington

U.S.U.S. Missile Strike Destroyed a Fifth of Syria's Warplane Fleet, Pentagon Says The U.S. missile strike on Syria took out 20% of President Bashar Assad's working warplane fleet, according to the Pentagon. The strike was a "measured response" to Assad's "use of chemical weapons"

FBI releases images of damage done to Pentagon during September 11th terrorist attacks

U.S.FBI Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos From 9/11 Pentagon Attack The FBI has released handful of never-before-seen photos from the attack at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The newly released FBI images show firefighters and first responders working at the scene, surrounded by destruction and debris

File photo of an underwater test-firing of a strategic submarine ballistic missile is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's KCNA

World Pentagon Warns North Korea Over Its Latest Threat to Test a Long-Range Missile The Pentagon warned North Korea of serious consequences if it carries out its latest threat of testing an intercontinental ballistic missile. On Sunday, Kim Jong Un announced that the country would soon be able to test a missile capable of reaching the U.S.

Politics Pentagon Officials Permitted Government Spending at Strip Clubs and Casinos: Report Pentagon officials allowed their employees to use government credit cards at strip clubs and casinos, without any disciplinary action, according to a new report released Tuesday. The report from the

Politics Pentagon Spent Billions Sending Weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars since 2001 funneling roughly more than a million assault rifles, pistols, shotguns, and machine guns into Iraq and Afghanistan

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