Lara Korte

Lara Korte covers the U.S. military in the Middle East. Her previous reporting includes helming Politico’s California Playbook out of Sacramento, as well as writing for the Sacramento Bee and the Austin American-Statesman. She is a proud Kansan and holds degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Kansas.

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Afghan and American evacuees board an Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at the Kabul International Airport in August 2021. While many Afghans affiliated with the U.S. were evacuated to safety, thousands who worked with U.S. forces are still attempting to leave Afghanistan.

Service members look to Trump to restart evacuations of Afghans who aided US forces

Veterans groups are urging President Donald Trump to make exceptions for Afghan allies who are now barred from entering the United States under executive orders.

US kills key figure in Syrian terrorist group linked to al-Qaida, CENTCOM says

Afghan men and boys write during an English lesson at a military base in Germany.

US military personnel in Germany conclude support role in Afghan SIV program

Afghan refugees step off a C-130J Super Hercules on Sept. 6, 2021, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during Operation Allies Welcome. Over 1,600 Afghans previously cleared to enter the U.S. have had their flights canceled as President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing all refugees from entering the country for 90 days.

US service members’ kin among Afghan refugees barred by Trump order, report says

The tubes of an Israeli Iron Dome battery on display in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2020. Israel is spending $5.2 billion from an American aid package approved by Congress last year to fortify its missile interception systems, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Jan. 16, 2025.

US aid package funds $5.2 billion deal to bolster Israeli air defenses

Israel will strengthen the Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems as a result of the new contract. The deal also covers work on Iron Beam, a laser system Israel is developing to shoot down missiles.

The flight deck of the carrier USS Harry S. Truman shows planes lined up, crew members performing their duties and a fighter jet taking off.

US forces take out more Houthi weapons hubs, CENTCOM says

American forces in the Middle East struck two underground Houthi weapons hubs in Yemen, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday.

US forces strike Houthi weapons and command hubs in Yemen

The strikes, conducted Monday and Tuesday by U.S. Navy ships and aircraft, targeted a command hub and weapons production facility as well as a bunker housing missiles and drones.

A Dec. 19, 2024 strike by U.S. forces in Syria killed Abu Yusif, an Islamic State leader, and one other operative, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Dec. 20.

US airstrike kills an ISIS leader in Syria, CENTCOM says

U.S. forces in the Middle East killed a leader of the Islamic State group in a precision airstrike in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Friday.

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