Flags honoring 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul vandalized in Riverside

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the vandals who ripped the U.S. flags honoring the 13 service members killed in the Kabul airport attack.

Taliban announces interim Cabinet that pays homage to old guard

Top posts in the interim Cabinet have gone to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition and its Afghan government allies.

Phoenix woman trying to help Afghan friend get to U.S. as Taliban searches for him

A Phoenix woman is doing everything in her power to save an Afghan man and his family from the Taliban and bring them to safety in America. The group is going after him because he helped U.S. military forces, she says.

US Navy IDs 5 sailors killed in helicopter crash near San Diego

The MH-60S crashed on Aug. 31 about 70 miles off San Diego during what the Navy described as routine flight operations.

Planes with evacuees unable to leave Afghanistan, unclear as to why

At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday.

Afghanistan and the Taliban: From 9/11 to today

Twenty years ago, Taliban-led Afghanistan fell to a U.S.-led coalition in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks. For Afghans, that means 20 years of change in an arc that's run from early hope to despair.

US Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead after helicopter crash off San Diego coast

Five crew members were declared dead Saturday after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed off the Southern California coast during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier earlier this week, military officials said. Search and rescue efforts have now shifted to recovery operations. 

Maine National Guard soldier accused of sexually abusing colleague in Arizona

Bret Chapman, of Walpole, Maine, was charged with kidnapping, two counts of sexual abuse and one count of aggravated assault, Michael Powell, deputy attorney for Arizona’s Cochise County, said Friday.

Purple Heart given away at Maricopa tattoo shop to be returned to family of fallen soldier
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Several years ago, someone gave a Purple Heart medal to the owner of Redemption Tattoo in Maricopa in exchange for some work. Now, some local veterans are working to bring it back to the owner's family. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen reports.

More than 8,000 Afghan refugees at Wisconsin's Fort McCoy

More than 8,000 refugees from Afghanistan were being temporarily housed at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin as of Friday.

15 Marines being treated at Walter Reed following Kabul airport attack

Fifteen U.S. Marines are being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center for injuries sustained in the Aug. 26 airport bombings in Kabul.

Magicians to launch worldwide tour for US soldiers on duty
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FOX 10's Cory McCloskey meets with members of Magicians on Mission to learn more about how they plan to entertain and honor U.S. servicemembers.

Valley military wives creating care packages for families of soldiers killed in Kabul attack

It's been a week since 13 U.S. troops were killed in an attack in Afghanistan, and two women in the Phoenix area are doing what they can to help the families of the fallen soldiers during their time of need.

Bill would award medals to 13 US service members killed in Kabul

The proposed bill seeks to award posthumous Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport on Aug. 26.