After the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC, the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan. Nineteen years on, international troops are leaving without attaining their goals, DW’s Christoph …
US to reduce troop strength in Afghanistan to 4,000 ‘in a very short period of time’: Trump
The United States will reduce the number of its troops in Afghanistan to 4,000 in a very short period of time, President Donald Trump said Thursday as he announced withdrawal of forces from other …
Some of Oregon’s Helicopters That Would Be Used to Fight Wildfires Are Deployed to Afghanistan
Chinook helicopters were deployed to Afghanistan in May and remain overseas, according to the Oregon Military Department.
Pompeo urges Afghanistan not to squander ‘historic opportunity’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday welcomed the announcement of talks between Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban, urging them not to squander the “historic opportunity.” …
Will Trump’s Troop Drawdown Plans Destabilize Iraq and Afghanistan (Again)?
Successive presidents have promised to finally bring the troops home. But time and again neither country has shown its security forces are strong enough …
US Aims for 4,500 Troops in Afghanistan by November
CENTCOM Commander McKenzie told reporters U.S. withdrawal plans aim for 4,500 troops in Afghanistan on a “October, late October, November time frame.” …
Prominent women attacked as Afghanistan eyes peace
“Those who raise women’s voices are always at risk of being targeted,” Mr Zaki told the BBC, before adding defiantly, “but I think these attacks will never succeed in silencing the voices of the women …
General announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop drawdowns as Trump looks to fulfill campaign pledge
The top U.S. general in the Middle East on Wednesday confirmed plans for partial troop drawdowns in both Iraq and Afghanistan before the Nov. 3 election, as President Donald Trump seeks to fulfill a …
U.S. pulls thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
As U.S. President Donald Trump tries to fulfil his campaign promise to get the country out of “endless wars,” over 2,000 troops have this month been withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.
James Carafano: US troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan show progress in resolving ‘endless wars’
The announcement Wednesday of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan marks another step forward by President Trump to give the two nations greater responsibility to provide for their own …