Afghanistan

VP Pence welcomes home remains of U.S. servicemen who died in Afghanistan

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:40 AM PT — Fri. Nov. 30, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence stood by as the remains of two U.S. servicemen, who were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan this week, returned home.

Pence attended Friday’s ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in honor of Army Captain Andrew Ross and Air Force Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin.

 

Vice President Mike Pence watches as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Andrew P. Ross, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ross, 29, of Lexington, Va., was killed Nov. 27, 2018, by a roadside bomb in Andar, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The men were killed on Tuesday, alongside Army Sergeant Eric Emond, when the heavily armored vehicle they were traveling in struck an IED.

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Taliban carries out coordinated attack on Afghan security firm

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 8:42 AM PT — Thurs. Nov. 29, 2018

Taliban forces in Afghanistan recently attacked a security firm in the nation’s capital, leaving at least 10 people dead and 19 others wounded.

According to police in Kabul Wednesday, the attack began with a suicide bomber detonating his explosives. Taliban fighters then shot at security forces in the building.

This comes as the latest act of terrorism from the insurgents in a series of frequent assaults on defense and government targets.

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