Taliban announces willingness to talk with US
After 12 years fighting our nation’s longest war, NATO is handing over control of national security to the Afghans and the Taliban has agreed to talks with the U.S. NBC’s Duncan Golestani reports.
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Full story
Four from U.S. forces killed in attack in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four from U.S. forces were killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, just as the United States prepares for talks this week with the Taliban. Full story
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‘Days of Rambo are over’: Women to enter combat roles
Physical standards will not be lowered for women, who will be required to do the same tasks as the men they work alongside. Women have already been battle-tested under enemy fire in Iraq and Afghanistan, and some say if women are given the chance, they’ll make the cut. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports
Afghan forces take control of country’s security
Twelve years after the Taliban were toppled from power in Afghanistan, international troops have handed over responsibility for security to the country's army. But as the ceremony took place, a suicide bomb killed three people, a reminder of the constant challenge that lies ahead. ITN’s Nick Thatche
Afghans take over security from US-led forces
U.S.-led international troops handed control of Afghanistan’s national security to local forces Tuesday – a moment President Hamid Karzai described as “historic.”
Will military allow female Army Rangers and Navy Seals?
The door for over 237,000 military combat jobs has opened, but that doesn’t mean other elite military units aren’t still boys clubs. Sources tell NBC that a potential schedule has been drawn to allow women to begin special forces training as early as 2015. Now’s Alex Wagner is joined by NBC’s Jim Mi
Soldier’s homecoming is ‘best Father’s Day ever’
Members of the 4th Stryker Brigade combat team celebrated an especially happy Father’s Day by returning home after 7 months in Afghanistan. The return was especially sweet for Specialist Jesse Pennington, who got the chance to meet and hold his two-month-old daughter for the first time.
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