The Taliban on Wednesday welcomed the Pentagon’s announcement it would soon pull about 2,000 US troops from Afghanistan as a “good step” that will help end the country’s long-running conflict. The …
How Obama-era budget controls have hurt US military readiness against growing China, Russia, Iran threats
When it comes to the biggest threat actors the United States now faces, China, Russia, and Iran are followed by North Korea and terrorist groups in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The Index …
Afghanistan: Cutting US troops could put Joe Biden in a tough position
Experts told DW a hasty US troop cut in Afghanistan will give Joe Biden less leverage over the Taliban, and may jeopardize the ongoing peace process. The planned reduction comes as the militant group …
The story of the first special-ops mission deep inside Afghanistan just weeks after 9/11, from troops who were there
A few weeks after the September 11 attacks, the Army’s Delta Force, Rangers, and “Night Stalkers” went deep behind Taliban lines in Afghanistan.
Taliban cheers Trump’s decision to pull thousands of American troops out of Afghanistan
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Pakistan PM Set to Undertake Maiden Visit to Afghanistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel Thursday to neighboring Afghanistan for meetings that officials say will focus on strengthening economic cooperation and matters related to U.S.-backed …
Germany expresses ‘serious concern’ over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
The German government on Wednesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that the planned partial withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan risks putting peace and progress in the …
McConnell: ‘Precipitous drawdown’ in Afghanistan, Iraq ‘a mistake’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Tuesday that it would be a “mistake” to precipitously yank troops from Afghanistan or Iraq and urged the administration to make no major defense o …
National Guard soldier, 29, killed herself after she was ‘sexually assaulted and gang raped by fellow soldiers in Kuwait and Afghanistan’ – as her mom blames the Army for …
Debbie Robinson, the mother of Morgan Robinson, who killed herself in 2018 after allegedly being sexually assaulted twice, said the military failed in handling her daughter’s case.
Uzbekistan to attract US investments for railway project in Afghanistan
The heads of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan will send a joint request to attract funds to the US Financial Corporation for International Development and other international financial …