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A wounded staff member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), (L), survivor of the US airstrikes on the MSF Hospital in Kunduz, receives treatment at the Italian aid organization, Emergency's hospital in Kabul on October 6, 2015. Afghan forces called in a US air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said October 5, 2015, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
A wounded staff member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), (L), survivor of the US airstrikes on the MSF Hospital in Kunduz, receives treatment at the Italian aid organization, Emergency's hospital in Kabul on October 6, 2015. Afghan forces called in a US air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said October 5, 2015, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Heads Roll at the Pentagon for the MSF Hospital ‘Mistake’?

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sits before addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sits before addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Carter: Russia Wrapping Itself in ‘Shroud of Isolation’

The Cable
Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Russia presses forward in Syria; Obama apologizes to aid group bombed by U.S. warplanes; Ash Carter speaking at NATO meeting; Washington and Moscow still not speaking over airstrikes; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary

Situation Report: U.S. troops may have violated rules of engagement in Kunduz; Russia building arc of steel; U.S. and Russia struggling to talk it out; Green Beret gets reprieve; Pentagon not trying hard enough to buy new tech; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard outside Jalalabad Airport where a US C-130 military transport plane crashed in Jalalabad on October 2, 2015. The Taliban claimed October 1 to have shot down a US military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan in a crash that killed 11 people, as the battle for Kunduz raged after the emboldened militants briefly seized the city.The Taliban's stunning success in Kunduz, their biggest tactical success since 2001, marks a blow for Afghanistan's NATO-trained forces, who have largely been fighting on their own since December 2014. NATO has not yet confirmed the cause of Friday's crash. The Taliban regularly claim to have shot down military aircraft.Our mujahideen have shot down a four-engine US aircraft in Jalalabad," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter."Based on credible information 15 invading forces and a number of puppet troops were killed." AFP PHOTO / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard outside Jalalabad Airport where a US C-130 military transport plane crashed in Jalalabad on October 2, 2015. The Taliban claimed October 1 to have shot down a US military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan in a crash that killed 11 people, as the battle for Kunduz raged after the emboldened militants briefly seized the city.The Taliban's stunning success in Kunduz, their biggest tactical success since 2001, marks a blow for Afghanistan's NATO-trained forces, who have largely been fighting on their own since December 2014. NATO has not yet confirmed the cause of Friday's crash. The Taliban regularly claim to have shot down military aircraft.Our mujahideen have shot down a four-engine US aircraft in Jalalabad," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter."Based on credible information 15 invading forces and a number of puppet troops were killed." AFP PHOTO / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)

Top U.S. Commander: American Troops Need to Stay in Afghanistan

The Cable
Paul McLeary

Situation Report: New Afghan plans; Kunduz continues to roil; Syrian mission creep for Moscow; new FP podcast ready; Russia targeting CIA-trained rebels; Iraq would welcome Russian planes; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
Cocooned in scaffolding, the US Capitol dome is seen in a reflecting pool on October 28, 2014 in Washington, DC as it undergoes its first comprehensive repairs in more than half a century a century. The two-year, USD 60 million project is aimed at repairing nearly 1,300 cracks that have emerged in the nine-million-pound (4.1-million-kilogram) cast iron dome, according to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) office. Construction on the dome began in 1855. Work symbolically continued through the US Civil War and the structure was eventually completed in 1866. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Cocooned in scaffolding, the US Capitol dome is seen in a reflecting pool on October 28, 2014 in Washington, DC as it undergoes its first comprehensive repairs in more than half a century a century. The two-year, USD 60 million project is aimed at repairing nearly 1,300 cracks that have emerged in the nine-million-pound (4.1-million-kilogram) cast iron dome, according to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) office. Construction on the dome began in 1855. Work symbolically continued through the US Civil War and the structure was eventually completed in 1866. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

National Security Questions in the Race for House Speaker

The Cable
Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Major U.S.-backed offensive in northern Syria; Chinese islands about to get up close and personal with the U.S. Navy; training foreign armies might not be Pentagon’s strong suit; multiple takes on war in Syria; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
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In South China Sea, a Tougher U.S. Stance

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Ash Carter profiled; Russian air war in Syria ramps up; Washington struggles to respond; C-130 down in Afghanistan, and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
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Ash Carter Is Looking to the Future. The Mideast Is Keeping Him Stuck in the Past.

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak to the media after a meeting concerning Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 30, 2015. Russia's air strikes in Syria targeted opposition forces and not Islamic State jihadists, a US defense official said, contradicting Russian claims. At the United Nations in New York, Secretary of State John Kerry made clear that Washington would have "grave concerns" should Moscow opt to strike targets in areas where IS fighters and Al-Qaeda-linked groups are not operating. AFP PHOTO/Dominick Reuter (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images)
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speak to the media after a meeting concerning Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 30, 2015. Russia's air strikes in Syria targeted opposition forces and not Islamic State jihadists, a US defense official said, contradicting Russian claims. At the United Nations in New York, Secretary of State John Kerry made clear that Washington would have "grave concerns" should Moscow opt to strike targets in areas where IS fighters and Al-Qaeda-linked groups are not operating. AFP PHOTO/Dominick Reuter (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images)

The Crowded Skies: Russian, U.S. Planes Pound Syria

The Cable
Colum Lynch, Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Russia reaches out while economy struggles; questions over who Moscow is bombing; more F35 issues; Kunduz fight rages on; Pentagon funding bill in trouble; Air Force sends search and rescue teams to Turkey; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sits with the Russian delegates at the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sits with the Russian delegates at the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Russian Bombs in Syria Trigger Aftershocks at the United Nations

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Colum Lynch, Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Syrian rebel training put on ice; top defense official calls it quits; Kunduz under attack; Russia readying airstrikes in Syria; Ukraine wants attention; Kony search breeds suspect friends; and lots more

The Cable
Paul McLeary
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