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Looking to blunt bipartisan criticism of President Biden’s handling of the evacuation from Afghanistan and soothe public worries, his administration has started sharing numbers from what he has called “an incredible operation.”They’ve given the number of military flights and types of aircraft, number of flights by American allies and partners, and the total number of people evacuated since the U.S. military started operating out of the airport in Kabul Aug. 14.-snip-The prospect, however remote, that Americans might be left behind in a country run by the Taliban and where al-Qaeda and ISIS operate is a national security and political nightmare.-snip-On...

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russia's launch of airstrikes in Syria is prompting discussions within the Pentagon about whether the U.S. should use military force to protect U.S.-trained and equipped Syrian rebels if they come under fire by the Russians." U.S. officials said Thursday that senior military leaders and defense officials are working through the thorny legal and foreign policy issues and are weighing the risks of using force in response to a Russian attack. Defense Secretary Ash Carter declined to discuss the problem when asked about it this week. But U.S. officials acknowledged that this is one of the questions being...

In a new video posted online, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claims it has captured weapons and ammunition dropped by the U.S. military that was intended for Kurdish forces defending an embattled Syrian city near the Turkish border. The airdrops Sunday were the first of their kind and followed weeks of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in and near Kobani. In the video, ISIS claims some of the weapons and ammunition was air-dropped by mistake on its positions in Kobani.