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JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS.

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2001 file photo, Northern Alliance soldiers watch as U.S. air strikes attack Taliban positions in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Veterans’ voices shape a report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons and impact

August 19, 2025

U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that their experience was not only hell, but also confounding, demoralizing and at times humiliating. The bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission is aiming to reflect veterans’ experiences in a report due to Congress next year. It will analyze key strategic, diplomatic, military and operational decisions made between June 2001 and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The group released its second interim report on Tuesday. It draws no conclusions yet, but identifies themes emerging from documents, interviews and veteran forums.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konakovic speaks during a panel discussion at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

At commemoration of Dayton Peace Accords, Balkan and US officials say NATO helps maintain peace

May 23, 2025

Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO’s value in maintaining peace around the world. Their comments came at a public forum in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday held in conjunction with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The event returns to the site of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords. The deal ended the three-year Bosnian war. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said as a superpower the U.S. needs friends. Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia praised the alliance’s role in the 1995 accords. The framework remains largely in place today.

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