The seven-day visit, the longest since the two countries restored relations, is a show of mutual cooperation and a U.S. signal to China. But it comes during tensions over tariffs.
Mental health counselors say they are attending to more military families who are reporting stress and anxiety about a conflict that has taken the lives of at least 18 service members and wounded more than 400.
First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.
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