American Heroes

HERAT, Afghanistan — A Taliban sentry fired the first shots shortly after 2:30 a.m. as Afghan commandos and U.S. Special Operations Command troops surrounded the compound at Aziz Abad. Though the Marine Special…

HERAT PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN — Our Fox News’ “War Stories” team has moved to a former Soviet military base in western Afghanistan, about 50 miles from the Iranian border. We’re now with the 207th Afghan Commando…

This remote outpost on Afghanistan's eastern border is home to only a handful of highly-trained Green Berets, but their mission may be one of the most important to the long-term peace and stability of the region as well as America's ultimate vic

The Medevac Helicopter banked sharply over a chaotic scene being played out on the road below. The charred and twisted hulk of what had been an armored Humvee lay smoldering, surrounded by a circle of debris thrown up by the blast that destroyed it. Soldiers crouched alongside the road, scanning the surrounding hillsides for the Taliban snipers which had opened fire on them after the IED detonated …

… I came to Afghanistan to find some slivers of hope in a dry and dusty place. And hope is here – from the Marines in Helmand province to the south, who are enduring deplorable conditions and brutal heat to build security in a lawless place, to the Panjshir valley where our troops are delivering electricity and education to places that have never had them before. But today’s mission was a painful reminder that this progress comes at a very high price.

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CAMP BASTION, HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — This British-built fortress, perched on a plateau in southwestern Afghanistan, is well-named. Surrounded by miles of open desert, the citadel has its own concrete runway,…

CNN hasn't been here. Neither have any of the other mainstream press. That's because there's no bad news coming out of Panjshir. But therein lies the story.

As I passed through the Media Operations Center at Bagram Air Base today, I saw a CNN story contrasting Iraq and Afghanistan.

Blindfolded and bound, the detainees sat across from me, silent and impassive, though they were surely scared out of their wits.

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — To Americans of my generation and older, the Korean War is the “Forgotten War.” For this generation, it’s Afghanistan — or to be precise, Operation Enduring Freedom.
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