U.S. Military

Relabeling U.S. soldiers as “noncombat” won’t spare them from militia attacks.

As Blinken heads to New Delhi, he could find some surprising common ground on Afghanistan.

Intelligence assets who worked for the CIA now face deadly reprisals.

Beijing has its eyes set on using Afghanistan as a strategic corridor once U.S. troops are out of the way.

The president said this withdrawal will be nothing like what happened in 1975, but there are some striking parallels.

No, a complete withdrawal will not ease the U.S. pivot to China.

Ambitious post-withdrawal hopes can’t be achieved without bases nearby.

Washington has choices, from imposing no-fly zones to tightening sanctions.

Four decades of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan have left South Asia transformed—and on the cusp of a realignment.

To meet challenges from China, the rule of thirds must be broken.

Penalties for broken contracts, fees for shipping equipment, and salaries for the Afghan military are just a few of the costs that will hit the United States as it leaves.

Biden’s withdrawal announcement is meant to end a 20-year war, but Washington has been dragged back into conflicts before.

What the new president really thinks about the military—and what the military really thinks about him.

Wesley Morgan’s “The Hardest Place” is embedded reporting at its finest.

The Navy’s favorite tool in Asia is deeply flawed.

There are no good choices, but staying on is the worst.

Decrypting nine new military programs that will change the face of battle.

America’s top brass should abandon dreams of battlefield glory—and focus on paperwork instead.

Amid reports of a new Russian missile, DARPA's chief says the United States lacks infrastructure.