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Carlo Muñoz is a former military correspondent for The Washington Times.

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A U.S. military helicopter flew over the site of a suicide bomb that struck a NATO convoy in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Two Americans were reported killed (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal off the table

Despite mounting frustrations with the course of the war, President Trump has backed away from an option to pull all remaining U.S. forces from Afghanistan, days after reports claimed the administration was seriously considering the move as part of its pending plan of action for the 16-year-old war.

August 2, 2017
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, speaks with the new Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerkhov, as he submits his credentials, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Russian S-400 missile deal with Turkey alarms Pentagon

Turkey's decision to press forward with a multimillion dollar weapons deal with Russia is causing concern within the Pentagon, with U.S. defense officials concerned the Russian-made systems will harm American joint operations with the NATO ally.

July 31, 2017
South Korean protesters and residents attend a rally against the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 31, 2017. They gathered to oppose the government's plan to install additional THAAD launchers. Banners held by the protesters read: "Absolutely oppose to THAAD deployment." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean aggression proves need for anti-missile system, Pentagon says

North Korea's recent tests of long-range, nuclear-capable missiles, which could potentially hit targets as far away as the continental United States, continues to be Washington's best argument for maintaining a series of controversial anti-missile systems in neighboring South Korea.

July 31, 2017
U.S. supersonic bombers flown from the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam conducted a joint exercise with the South Korean air force over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday. (Associated Press)

U.S. military shows force after North Korea missile launch

The swift American display of military might in the Pacific, beginning hours after North Korea's second successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, culminated Sunday with a flyover by a pair of nuclear-capable U.S. bombers over the peninsula.

July 30, 2017
In this July 4, 2017, file photo, distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in North Korea. North Korea fired a ballistic missile Friday night, July 28, which landed in the ocean off Japan, Japanese officials said. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea fires missile that lands in sea off Japan

Regime forces in North Korea have again test-launched a mid- to long-range intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Friday, which is the second major test by Pyongyang of such a weapon this year.

July 28, 2017
In this April 14, 2017, file photo, Afghan commandos arrive at Pandola village near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) **FILE**

Russian heavy weaponry seen in hands of Taliban fighters: Report

Evidence of Russian-built assault weapons, sniper rifles and heavy machine guns reportedly being used by the Taliban against U.S.-backed Afghan forces in the northern and western parts of the country emerged Tuesday, fueling concerns in Washington that Russia is covertly backing the Afghan insurgents.

July 25, 2017
Lieutenant General Raid Shaker Jawlat, center, of the Iraqi federal police talks with Colonel Pat Work of the U.S. Army's 82nd airborne division as they look at a map of Mosul, in Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017. Work warned that as Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State group's last remaining positions in Mosul the troops are at increased risk of friendly fire attacks. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

Islamic State loss of Mosul may presage greater victory in Iraq

The fight to drive Islamic State from Iraq will likely get tougher for Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-backed coalition supporting them, despite Baghdad securing one of the most important victories of the three-year war against the terrorist group.

July 23, 2017
President Donald Trump stops to answer a reporter's question after greeting military personnel during a visit to the Pentagon, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Watching is Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump remains mum on next step of Middle East war plan

President Trump kept the world and Washington's national security establishment in suspense Thursday, refusing to disclose details of the White House's war plan for Afghanistan and the fight against the Islamic State in the Middle East.

July 20, 2017
Secretary of Defense James Mattis (center) made the rounds on Capitol Hill Wednesday to brief lawmakers on the White House strategy for Afghanistan, which, at 16 years of conflict, is America's longest war. (Department of Defense)

Afghanistan campaign to get more U.S. troops: Pentagon

With the Pentagon poised to announce details of a troop increase for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, the pending decision raises questions about the effect additional boots on the ground will have on the 16-year conflict.

July 19, 2017