Service members believe their rare cancers and other illnesses stem from their time served on the Karshi-Khanabad base after 9/11. Latest U.S.

The order signed in President Trump's last day in office mandates a study of any health consequences related to toxic exposure at Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2.

The U.S. sent forces to Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan, or “K2” in the weeks after 9/11 to support airstrikes, medevac and airdrops for ground forces hitting Taliban and al Qaeda targets in ...

A group of veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan during the Afghan War say they can't get the Pentagon to declassify information about the toxins they may have been exposed to.

The Karshi Khanabad Air Base, 90 miles from Afghanistan, provided an attractive option for the U.S. to project military power into Afghanistan in the fight against Islamic extremist al-Qaida and ...

Toxic exposure at K2 Air Base in Uzbekistan linked to cancer in U.S. troops. Rep. Mark Green demands Pentagon study completion for VA care and benefits for affected veterans.

Veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan — or K2 — after Sept. 11, 2001, will receive expanded access to disability benefits, The Department of Veterans Affairs announced.