At some point, annual remembrances of tragic events can get old. The 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks might seem like a good time to let the anniversary go unremarked never even close to forgotten, of course, but no longer treated as a front-burner topic.
The country s new rulers - not formally recognized by any other nation - have reimposed their harsh version of Islamic law on the impoverished country, with women squeezed out of public life.
A year after the last American soldier left Afghanistan, Safi Rauf, a former special forces linguist, accused Washington of turning its back on tens of thousands of its allies.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Wednesday that troops who served in Afghanistan during the withdrawal last year are to be given the Meritorious Unit Commendation.