Despite an agreement to reduce violence, the Taliban launched an offensive, met by devastating U.S. air power. Now a U.S. envoy says both sides have agreed, again, to pull back.
Tens of thousands flee Taliban attacks in southern Afghanistan as peace talks stall
Tens of thousands of people in southern Afghanistan have fled their homes following days of heavy fighting between the Taliban and security forces, officials said Wednesday, as violence continues to …
Challenges in Afghanistan
It was Afghanistan’s legendary Tajik hero … The US and its western allies would also be well advised to provide the Afghan government adequate financial assistance to have the resources to meet the …
Trump weighs pre-election foreign policy speech that reveals plan to pull more troops from Afghanistan
Plans to drop to 4,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan have been announced, but officials said a decision to go to 3,000 or fewer by early 2021 has been made.
America’s final exit from Afghanistan
A hallmark of the Trump administration has been the removal of U.S. military forces from foreign wars where the nation has no serious strategic interest, and has made remaining forces from Afghanistan …
US military chief disputes Trump’s Afghanistan troop withdrawal pledge
General Mark Milley insisted that any drawdown of US troops would be “condition-based” as major fighting erupted in Helmand province.
Nine dead after helicopters collide in Afghanistan
Two military helicopters evacuating wounded soldiers from fighting in southern Afghanistan collided on Wednesday killing nine people on board, the government said.
Thousands Flee Taliban Onslaught In Southern Afghanistan
Tens of thousands of people in southern Afghanistan have fled their homes following days of heavy fighting between the Taliban and security forces, officials said Wednesday, as violence continues to …
Gender Alert on Covid-19 Afghanistan
Issue XV: The impact of COVID19- on women and girls’ education UN Women, UNICEF and Human Rights Watch jointly issue this fifteenth alert to continue to highlight the gender specific impact of …
Pakistan says soldier killed by firing from Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military on Wednesday said a soldier was killed and another wounded in the country’s northwest by fire from across the Afghan border, a sign of increasing violence in an area that until …