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About 10 U.S. sailors are being detained by Iran after they allegedly strayed into Iranian waters on their way from Kuwait to Bahrain Tuesday. Iran says the troops are safe and will be returned.

Top U.S. military officials will testify Wednesday before a House committee on the withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Tuesday, there were sharp exchanges during similar questioning by senators.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update on the efforts of U.S. forces to evacuate thousands from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

NPR has learned that the Bush administration is pushing for increased military action along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The plan is part of an effort to kill or capture Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida leaders by the time the president leaves office.

The Navy says commanding officers of the 2 vessels involved in separate collisions in the Pacific Ocean will face court-martial proceedings and possible criminal charges including negligent homicide.

Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have dropped conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Twitter has not. NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks to Recode editor Kara Swisher and former Microsoft executive Mark Penn.

U.S. drones killed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a remote area of Pakistan over the weekend. The death that was confirmed by President Obama and Afghan intelligence.

In this podcast highlight, listeners are introduced to the story of an active-duty Marine who participated in the events on Jan. 6, and why it opens up larger questions about extremism in the ranks.

Mosul is Iraq's second-largest city, and it has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS, since June. The effort to force ISIS out could begin as early as April.

A decorated combat vet now faces deportation to his home country of Venezuela. Jose Barcos' story is one of battlefield trauma, bureaucratic bumbling and eventually a serious crime.