Declassified Cold War Document Reveals Nuclear Targets
December 26, 2015 • NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with William Burr of the National Security Archive about the release of formerly classified documents detailing U.S. nuclear targets during the Cold War.
An Iraqi man disembarks from a dinghy on a beach after his trip with other refugees and migrants from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos on Friday. Santi Palacios/AP hide caption
Santi Palacios/AP
U.N. Says 2015 Forcible Displacement Figures Likely To Break All Past Records
December 18, 2015 • A new study from the U.N.'s refugee agency says the number of forcibly displaced people globally is likely to top 60 million in 2015.
Senior Airman Frances Gavalis tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq in 2008. The military destroyed uniforms, equipment and other materials in huge burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some veterans say those pits are responsible for respiratory problems they are now experiencing. Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/USAF hide caption
Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/USAF
Veterans Say 'Burn Pits' Created Toxic Clouds That Made Them Sick
December 18, 2015 • During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, open-air pits were used to incinerate refuse including plastics and human waste. Now, U.S. veterans are claiming these burn pits caused chronic ailments.
Afghan-American translator Waheed Kazenpoor translates for U.S. forces as they speak with a local during a Afghan-U.S. patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Sept. 28, 2009. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
Brennan Linsley/AP
In Refugee-Resettlement Debate, Former Marine Wants To Put Translators First
December 6, 2015 • After troops returned home from Afghanistan, many translators who worked with them became targets and were forced to flee. A former Marine is now trying to help his former translator get to the U.S.
Gov. Rick Snyder speaks to the media last week in Northville Township, Mich. Several U.S. governors, including Snyder, are calling to halt or pause efforts to allow Syrian refugees into their states after this month's coordinated attacks in Paris. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Paul Sancya/AP
Syrian Refugees In Michigan Respond To U.S. Resettlement Hesitations
November 22, 2015 • Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is urging a pause in the resettlement of Syrian refugees in his state. Two Syrian refugees there share their similar concerns, but say totally barring refugees is a mistake.
Larry Morrison is appealing the Army's decision to dismiss him for misconduct. Michael de Yoanna/Colorado Public Radio hide caption
Michael de Yoanna/Colorado Public Radio
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Missed Treatment: Soldiers With Mental Health Issues Dismissed For 'Misconduct'
October 28, 2015 • The Army has "separated" more than 22,000 soldiers for "misconduct" since 2009 — often without benefits — after they returned from war with mental health problems or brain injuries.
U.S. Army soldiers walk as a NATO helicopter flies overhead at coalition force Forward Operating Base (FOB) Connelly in the Khogyani district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on August 13, 2015. Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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How U.S. Troops Will Exit Afghanistan Remains Unclear
October 17, 2015 • Now that the Obama administration has decided to keep U.S. forces in the country longer than initially planned, the 14-year conflict will likely be handed to his successor.
Smoke rises from Kunduz, Afghanistan on Thursday. Government forces have reportedly retaken the city after it was seized by the Taliban on Monday. AP hide caption
'A Shocking Development' In The Long Struggle To Hold On To Kunduz
October 4, 2015 • The U.S. and NATO have spent years in Kunduz, Afghanistan, building communities to keep insurgents out. Two who were there 12 years ago describe how it felt this week when the Taliban retook the city.
Veterans And Civilians Find A Way To Connect Through Running
October 1, 2015 • Team Red, White & Blue puts civilians and veterans together in running groups. The idea is to help vets feel a sense of belonging and to get vets and civilians to socialize through exercise.
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P.W. Singer: How Are Screens Changing The Face Of War?
September 11, 2015 • Today airstrikes involve generals dictating — and soldiers carrying out — orders behind screens. Strategist P.W. Singer describes how screens have complicated the nature of war.
How Are Screens Changing The Face Of War?
When he came back from Afghanistan, Army Pfc. Brian Orolin was eager to return to his life as a father and husband. But he had trouble holding on to a sense of purpose, his wife says. StoryCorps hide caption
After Afghanistan, A Father Came Home — Then Disappeared
September 5, 2015 • Army Pfc. Brian Orolin returned from Afghanistan in 2011, suffering from paranoia and headaches. Three years later, he walked out on his wife and daughters; he hasn't been seen since.
In New Orleans, There's Hope That Veteran Homelessness Can Be Solved
August 8, 2015 • New Orleans has made huge strides towards ending veteran homelessness in the city. (This story first aired on August 4, 2015 on All Things Considered.)
New Study Finds Many Veterans Live With War Trauma Throughout Their Lives
July 24, 2015 • The study says that 40 years after the Vietnam War ended, hundreds of thousands of those vets struggle with mental health problems linked to their battle experiences.
The Red Cross funded these homes in the Parc Tony Colin community in Bon Repos, Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake, but residents say the structures are starting to deteriorate from water damage. Newly obtained internal reports raise questions about how the Red Cross spent nearly $500 million in Haiti. Marie Arago for NPR hide caption
Marie Arago for NPR
Documents Show Red Cross May Not Know How It Spent Millions In Haiti
July 21, 2015 • Reports obtained by NPR and ProPublica show the Red Cross did not monitor many of the earthquake relief projects it funded. So the agency may not have answers to this week's questions from Congress.
As Vet Group Grays And Ages, New Blood Tries To Inspire Change
July 17, 2015 • The Veterans of Foreign Wars, once a thriving group, is seeing dwindling membership. In New Orleans, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are trying to revitalize a VFW post, but old-timers are pushing back.