As they covered the war in Afghanistan, news reporters from the L.A. Times and NPR would ask interpreter Hashmat Baktash to arrange interviews with local people in hiding from the Taliban. Afghans ...

Jan. 20 -- U.S. officials believe mechanical problems caused a helicopter crash that killed two U.S. Marines and injured five others in a high mountain area of Afghanistan early today. "It appears to ...

Yami Reina knew Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Post was special to her. A decorated Marine who lost his left foot to an IED in Afghanistan in 2011, Post and Reina had been dating a few months when she ...

NORCO, Calif. (KABC) -- An emotional tribute was held in Norco Friday night to honor the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in Afghanistan one year ago, including three from Southern California.

On May 10, 21-year-old Cpl. Kurt S. Shea of Frederick, Md., died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. The incident surrounding his death is under investigation. He deployed to ...

A Marine Corps sniper from San Antonio, the son of a former newspaper columnist and the team doctor for the Spurs, died Thursday in Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt, 24, who died on ...