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 …
Retired general on conflicting messages about Afghanistan troop withdrawal
The Pentagon’s top general declined to endorse a Christmastime withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which President Trump called for last week. For more, CBSN’s “Red & Blue” spoke to …
Afghanistan: 15 Feared Dead as Two Air Force Helicopters Collide in Nawa
Kabul: At least 15 people are feared dead after two Afghan air force helicopters collided in Afghanistan, according to local news channel TOLO news. Also Read – NSA Ajit Doval Holds Talks With Peace …
US launches airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand despite ‘peace’ deal
US launches airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand despite ‘peace’ deal. Iran Press TV. Tuesday, 13 October 2020 7:38 AM. The United States military has launched airstrike …
Afghanistan: 19 Years of War
The NATO & US backed war on Afghanistan was launched October 7, 2001 — just a month after 9/11 — in what most thought would be a lightning war and a stepping stone onto the real focus, the Middle …
America should stay in Afghanistan until an intra-Afghan deal is reached — not forever
There is no doubt that the costs of this war to America and to Afghans have been enormous, and it’s time for it to wind down. It is also clear that the only way out is a negotiated peace, taking the …
Top U.S. general casts doubt on Trump’s Christmas troop withdrawal timeline for Afghanistan
“The key here is that we’re trying to end a war responsibly, deliberately, and to do it on terms that guarantee the safety of the U.S. vital national security interests that are at stake in …
U.S. airstrikes hit Taliban in Afghanistan despite peace talks
Weekend U. S. airstrikes on the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmond province were consistent with a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Milley Disputes Trump’s Home-by-Christmas Prediction for US Troops in Afghanistan
Mark Milley on Monday restated the military’s commitment to a conditions-based withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, despite President Donald Trump’s suggestion last week of a pullout by …
Top US general: Afghanistan withdrawal still ‘conditions-based’
The US withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan will depend on a reduction in violence and other conditions agreed in February with the Taliban, the Pentagon’s top general said in an interview …