U.S. Withdraws from Iraq
Nine years after invading and occupying Iraq, U.S. military forces officially left the country in December, leaving behind a mammoth embassy.
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Ten Years Later: Still Waging War in Afghanistan
October 7, 2011 was the tenth anniversary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
The Ten Years After September 11, 2001
Right after the 9/11 attacks, the United States government launched two wars, creating hundreds of thousands more victims, and took away rights and freedoms of people living in the United States, too. Here, IndyKids takes a look at what has happened after, and in the name of, September 11, 2001.
U.S. Military Kills bin Laden; War Goes On
Many people celebrated the news of bin Laden’s death feeling that justice had been served. For others, the announcement raised a lot of questions.
Meet Gabriel from Vieques, Puerto Rico
Find out about Gabriel, age 11, from the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
United States Enters War in Libya
As a civil war begins in the North African country of Libya, the United States and other Western nations take a side and send in troops.
Judge Orders End to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Military to end their policy banning gay people from the military.
Secret Military Papers Released
The website WikiLeaks released over 76,000 secret documents about U.S. military actions in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The documents paint a bad picture of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Whistle Blown on U.S. Killing in Iraq
The world now knows about a mass killing that happened on July 12, 2007, in a place called New Baghdad, Iraq. A videotape shows U.S. soldiers shooting from a helicopter and killing at least 12 people.
Spotlight on the War in Afghanistan
Update on the war in Afghanistan. A report uncovers 700 military bases in Afghanistan. The United States launches one of the largest military attacks yet in the war in Afghanistan.
