1 of 17 — Marine 2nd Lt. Jonathan Ross meets Afghan police in the southern district of Marjah, which was previously a Taliban stronghold. 2 of 17 — Afghan soldiers on Marjah's outskirts. U.S. Marines ...

We were pinned down. The heavy fire from the Russian-made DShK “Dushka” (“Sweetie”), machine guns tore through the dried stalks of the poppy plants that loomed above us as the US Marines crouched down ...

NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- As tens of thousands of Afghans and Americans race to flee the Taliban-controlled Kabul, one dramatic image shows a U.S. Marine reaching over the razor wire atop a barrier and ...