Bagram, around 40 km (25 miles) north of Kabul, is one of the main bases for the remaining 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan, after global troops ended combat operations past year.
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Joseph Lemm returned from a deployment in Afghanistan two years ago to surprise his family as his teenage daughter performed in a singing contest at a NY burger joint. She was also the first female OSI agent killed in the line of duty, Air Force spokeswoman Linda Card said. She is survived by her wife, Heather, and 4-year-old son, Jacob.
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McBride was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 405, at Maxwell.
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The developments in Helmand came a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed six U.S. troops near Bagram Air Field – the deadliest day for American troops in the country since 2013.
A bunting honoring NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm hangs above the entrance to the 50th precinct in the B …
CBS News reports Vorderbruggen and her wife, Heather Lamb, were longtime advocates for the military to allow those who are openly gay and lesbian to serve by repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
A New York City detective who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan was mourned Tuesday as a selfless public servant and a devoted family man, while a second victim was identified as a Long Island man.
Facebook postings identified others as Staff Sergeants Peter Taub, whose family lives in the Washington, D.C., area, and Louis Bonacasa from NY. “As we try to find comfort in our community during this time, we also extend our love and compassion to the five other USA military families who lost a loved one yesterday”.
“It is with deep regret that I learned today that six USA service members died in Afghanistan Monday”, said Carter in a statement. The death toll claimed by the Taliban does not correlate with that given by Brig. Gen. William Shoffner, a spokesman for NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Kabul, said in a statement.
A senior US Democratic lawmaker says 10,000 American troops should remain in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from gaining control.
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The Pentagon warned last week of deteriorating security in Afghanistan and assessed the performance of Afghan security forces as “uneven and mixed”.
