The United States will draw down U.S. troops in Afghanistan by roughly half before the November presidential election, President Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios. “It’s already planned. We …
Trump: 8,600 US Troops in Afghanistan Will Likely Drop Below 5,000 by Election Day
Administration officials cited anonymously in media reports over the summer said Trump wanted to see all of the troops out of Afghanistan by the election, but that military commanders had urged him to …
Russia Is Winning the Information War in Afghanistan
Russia Is Winning the Information War in Afghanistan Russia Is Winning the Information War in A… Since 2015, when Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev suspended Moscow’s participation in the …
More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
The president’s assertion undercuts diplomats who have said withdrawals will depend on the Taliban’s commitment to its peace deal with the United States.
Trump says the US presence in Afghanistan will shrink to about 4,000 troops by the November election
Trump said the drawdown would happen “very soon,” and US military officials still say the withdrawal is conditions-based.
Qatar condemns attack on prison in Afghanistan
Qatar yesterday expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted a prison in Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan and caused deaths and injuries.
ISIS Jailbreak in Afghanistan Prompts Mass Manhunt For Escaped Prisoners
The group’s Afghan affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack on a prison in Jalalabad and said it had freed hundreds of inmates.
Jailbreak Attack by ISIS Rages On in Eastern Afghanistan
Officials scrambled to recapture hundreds of prisoners after a car bombing at the 1,500-inmate prison in Jalalabad turned into an ongoing gun battle between militants and guards.
Prison Raid Mars Relative Calm In Afghanistan After Ceasefire
At least 29 people have been killed in a raid on an Afghan prison claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said Monday, as the country waited to see if a government ceasefire with the Taliban …
Islamic State attack on Afghanistan prison kills at least 29 people
Afghan troops seize prison in Jalalabad after assault left more than 50 people injured …