US Army veteran indicted for allegedly attempting to join Hezbollah, says Department of Justice
Jan 03, 2025, at 02:59 pm
The US Department of Justice on Thursday indicted a war veteran for allegedly attempting to join Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (spelled as Hizbollah in US) during his visits to Lebanon and Syria last year.
Pentagon says that no US troops will be punished for Afghan drone strike
Dec 14, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Washington/UNI: US officials have said that they will not punish any of the American troops or officials involved in the drone strike that killed 10 people in Afghanistan in August earlier this year, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
COVID-19 vaccine made mandatory for troops: US President Joe Biden supports Pentagon
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday said he strongly supported the effort by the Department of Defence (DOD) to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the U.S. military by Sept. 15.
US military may strike if terrorist camps are found within Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:15 am
Islamabad: The US has said its military would conduct strikes in Afghanistan if terrorist camps were found in the country.
US may withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by July 4
Jun 03, 2021, at 03:40 am
The US may withdraw all its forces from Afghanistan by July 4, its independence day, well ahead of the September 11, 2021 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month, according to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
US Defense Department fully cooperating with Biden’s transition team : Miller
Dec 06, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Acting US Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller has reiterated that the Pentagon is fully cooperating with Joe Biden’s transition team, with more defense meetings planned for next week.
Two wounded in bomb attack targeting US-coalition convoy in Iraq's Baghdad
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: A security member and a civilian were wounded in a roadside bomb exploded near a convoy of trucks belonging to the U.S.-led coalition forces in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Sunday.
US deploys 40,000 military personnel for COVID-19 response operations: Pentagon
Apr 07, 2020, at 01:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Department of Defense has deployed 40,000 of its personnel, including 4,000 medics, to support the efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the United States, spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said during a briefing.
US army strengthens security at base attacked in Kenya
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: The US military has said that its African Command's (Africom's) East Africa Response Force (EARF) has arrived at Kenya's Manda Bay to augment security after three Americans were killed in an attack launched by al-Shabab terrorists on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for the killing of US soldier
Dec 23, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban on Monday took the responsibility of killing a U.S soldier in the northern Kunduz province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US service member killed in 'insider' attack
Sep 04, 2018, at 09:22 am
Kabul, Sept 4 (IBNS): In an apparent insider attacker in eastern Afghanistan, a US soldier was killed, NATO-led Resolute Support Mission conformed on Tuesday.
Donald Trump disallows most transgender people from serving in the US Army
Mar 24, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Washington, Mar 24 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's Friday night order reiterated his stance on transgender troops partially, reports said.