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22 August 2022

New York Post | 8 Afghanistan vets look back in anger – and pride – over America’s longest war

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Last year, when the US withdrew from Afghanistan, Jessica Villarreal spent countless hours on the phone counseling fellow Afghanistan War veterans late into the night.

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“The withdrawal was a slap in the face,” she said. “It made us question a lot of things, such as ‘Why did so many people have to die?’”

CBS News | “This is what a loophole looks like,” says veteran who does not qualify for help under new burn pit law

Stars and Stripes | Road to recovery on display this weekend at Warrior Games event

The Hill | Pentagon announces extra $775M in weapons to Ukraine

Wall Street Journal | U.S., South Korea revive live military drills after four-year hiatus

Military.com | Applicants to service academies plummet amid recruitment and pandemic woes

Associated Press | Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

Military Times | DoD misspent more than $100 million on ambulance rides, audit reveals

New York Times | U.S. delegation visits Taiwan for trade talks, risking China’s ire

Wall Street Journal | Deadly siege of Somali hotel ends as Islamist attackers are defeated

Defense | ‘Seek and destroy’: New US aid to Ukraine targets Russian artillery

Associated Press | Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’

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