Afghanistan

The U.S. military says two of its service members have been killed in an apparent insider attack by an Afghan police officer.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael S. Duskin, 42, was killed in Afghanistan on October 23, according to the Department of Defense. He was shot to death while on dismounted patrol in the Chak District of Wardak Province.

The Department of Defense did not give a cause of death when announcing the passing of Pfc. Shane G. Wilson, 20, on October 18 in Khost, Afghanistan.

An Army specialist deployed in Afghanistan has started taking male hormones to begin her transition from female to male. The transgender female, who asked to be called "Keith," is hiding her identity but telling her story to give inspiration to others in the military.

The Department of Defense has released the names of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on October 13 in three separate attacks: Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, 24; Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard, 29; and Sgt. Robert J. Billings, 30.

An Army investigation into the death of Spc. Mikayla Bragg found the 20-year-old soldier killed herself in a guard tower in Afghanistan last December. The probe also found Bragg's superiors had no idea she had received in-patient mental health treatment just months before leaving for Afghanistan.

The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in March was transferred Monday to an Army base in Washington state, where he faces a pretrial hearing Nov. 5. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales arrived late Monday afternoon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and was being held in pretrial confinement.

Army Sgt. Thomas R. Macpherson, a native of Long Beach, California, was killed October 12 in Afghanistan. The 26-year-old Army Ranger was shot to death while on patrol.

Vice President Joe Biden says it's up to Afghanistan to take responsibility for its own security. Republican rival Paul Ryan said he doesn't want the United States to lose the gains achieved in its decade-long war there following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Army military dog handler Staff Sgt. Jordan Lee wants to adopt Jasper, the retired military pup he was supposed to work with in Afghanistan. The problem? No airline will fly Jasper to stay with Lee's cousin while the soldier is overseas. Because even though U.S. Army officials trusted Jasper enough to make him one of their own, several airlines have a ban against Jasper's breed.