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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 2, 2016 file photo, new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson speaks during a change of command ceremony at the Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Barack Obama's decision to allow more aggressive U.S. military action in support of Afghan combat operations against the Taliban could have a game-changing effect on the long war, Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Saturday, July 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Officers See Unexpected Slip in Taliban Violence

by Robert Burns AP National Security WriterJuly 18, 2016

In this Oct. 26 2015, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Riverine Command Boat (RCB) 802, assigned to Combined Task Group (CTG) 56.7, conducts patrol operations in the Persian Gulf. Weak leadership, poor judgment, a lack of "warfighting toughness" and a litany of errors led to the embarrassing capture and detention by Iran of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf in January, according to a Navy investigation released Thursday, June 30, 2016. (Torrey W. Lee/U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy Probe: U.S. Sailors Were Ill-Prepared for Iran Encounter

by Robert Burns AP National Security WriterJune 30, 2016

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 file photo, an Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at the gate of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. About 16 U.S. military personnel, including a two-star general, have been disciplined for mistakes that led to the bombing of the civilian hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42 people, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, April 28, 2016. According to officials, no criminal charges were filed and the service members received administrative punishments in connection with the U.S. airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz. (AP Photo/Najim Rahim, File)

Sixteen Blamed For Errant Attack

by Robert Burns AP National Security WriterApril 30, 2016

North Korean Threats Test Missile Defense

by Robert Burns AP National Security WriterMarch 29, 2016

This photo provided by the State Department/Rewards for Justice shows Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli. According to a senior U.S. official, al-Qaduli, the group's financial minister was killed along with two associates in a U.S. raid in Syria. (State Department/Rewards for Justice via AP)

U.S. Moves to Increase Troops In Iraq; ISIL Leader Killed

by Lolita c. Baldor Associated Press, and Robert Burns Associated PressMarch 26, 2016