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As a witness to the removal of fallen U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Army Chaplain Christopher John Antal can't recall a time when that solemn ceremony wasn't conducted without the presence of drones passing along the horizon. They were sleek and quiet, making a gentle humming noise as they flew over the flight lines - where aircraft can be parked and serviced - of the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan, where he was stationed in 2012.
President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, to discuss the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Senate Republicans put forward a bill Wednesday that would send ISIS fighters to prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
An Afghan who once faced war crimes charges at Guantanamo has been cleared for release from the American military prison in Cuba, the US government has announced. The Periodic Review Board, which conducts parole-style hearings for Guantanamo prisoners, determined it was no longer necessary to detain the man, known by the single name of Obaidullah.