Sgt. Alexander Bennett, a helicopter mechanic from Tacoma, was one of 30 American service members who died in Afghanistan last week when Taliban fighters downed a CH-47 Chinook in the deadliest ...

A former soldier in Tacoma, Wash., is helping resettle Afghan refugees after the fall of Kabul. One now lives nearby, and together they're working to get others out of Afghanistan.

In the days after Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, thousands have attempted to flee the country. United Nations groups have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe ...

He was supposed to teach art at local high schools. His family is making other plans after his visa to come to the United States was denied.

“My paintings are not sold in Afghanistan, and the Taliban do not value my art. ... Once Abdul gets to the United States, he plans to land in Tacoma, where he can continue his passion for art.

With help from an old friend in the United States, an artist in hiding in Afghanistan has been approved for a work visa and hopes to help teach in Tacoma.

The American Combat Outpost, Keating, better known as COP Keating, was a US military outpost in the Nurestan Province in Afghanistan in the late 2000s. Located near the town of Kamdesh, COP Keating ...

The United States owes the Afghan people who helped us in our failed 20-year effort to democratize and modernize their ...

The first time the Taliban’s fighters stormed the presidential palace, back in 1996, journalists from India Today described how “tanks and ammunition-laden Toyota Hilux trucks raced into ...

A former soldier in Tacoma, Wash., is helping resettle Afghan refugees after the fall of Kabul. One now lives nearby, and together they're working to get others out of Afghanistan.