Today's D Brief: Counteroffensive cluster bombs; China, Russia off Alaska; Japan military, hacked; Afghan resistance; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 8, 2023

Afghanistan shows the U.S. needs a doctrine not just for fighting wars, but also leaving them

And other lessons from Thursday’s hearing on the 2021 evacuation.

• Patrick Tucker
• July 27, 2023

Today's D Brief: US bulks up Gulf forces; SecDef to visit IndoPac; Afghanistan’s lessons for Ukraine war; Tuberville block awaits Army, Air Force chief noms; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
• July 21, 2023

Today's D Brief: Sweden’s PM to the WH; Erdogan still blocking NATO expansion; Israel buys more F-35s; State’s Afghan withdrawal review; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Jennifer Hlad
• July 5, 2023

Marines Update Evacuation Playbook

A pre-deployment exercise allowed the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to practice what they learned from the Afghanistan withdrawal and other non-combatant evacuation operations.

• Caitlin M. Kenney
• April 28, 2023

Today's D Brief: Xi, Zelenskyy talk; Cluster-munitions silence; Taliban vs. ISIS; Carlson vs. the brass; And just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• April 26, 2023

The D Brief: Afghan withdrawal reexamined; Ukraine plans leaked; Chinese hospitality; and more…

• Patrick Tucker
• April 7, 2023

Today's D Brief: Finland joins NATO this week; Macron, von der Leyen to China; Sea Air Space kicks off in DC; Afghans climb Yosemite; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• April 3, 2023

20 Years Later, Terrorism Simmers from Iraq to Afghanistan, Officials Warn

Threats are rising once again, two decades after the American invasion that unleashed them all.

• Kevin Baron
• March 20, 2023

U.S. Lacked ‘Political Will’, Resources To Build Up Afghan Forces, Report Finds

Biden, Trump administrations didn’t account for low morale, which was “one of the main contributors” to the collapse of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces amid the U.S. military withdrawal in 2021.

• Lauren C. Williams
• February 27, 2023

Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy goes to Washington; US sending Patriot battery to Ukraine; Putin wants a bigger military; Taliban ban women at universities; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• December 21, 2022

Why Congress Can’t Stop the CIA From Working With Forces That Commit Abuses

The Leahy Law prohibits the U.S. military from providing training and equipment to foreign security forces that commit human rights abuses, but it does not apply to U.S. intelligence agencies.

• Lynzy Billing, ProPublica
• December 16, 2022

Today's D Brief: How lawmakers plan to spend $860B on defense; 25 far-right extremists arrested in German coup plot; More US troops to Australia; AQ in Afghanistan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• December 7, 2022

Today's D Brief: 'Global energy crisis' is here; US mulls HAWKs for Ukraine; 'Marshall Plan for the 21st century'; RIP, Ash Carter; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• October 25, 2022

Today's D Brief: Navy vet released in Taliban prisoner exchange; NATO's Baltic plans; Biden's Taiwan question, again; UNGA week in NYC; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
• September 19, 2022

Poll: Half of Americans Say Sending Troops to Afghanistan Was ‘A Mistake’

Less than one-quarter believe the two-decade conflict made America safer.

• Jacqueline Feldscher
• August 31, 2022

The D Brief: Z threatens Russian troops; Austin on Afghanistan; Deadly riot in Iraq; Fix the interpreter-visa program; And a bit more...

• Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
• August 30, 2022