The Afghan government and the Taliban will this weekend begin talks to end nearly two decades of war, though few expect a peace deal any time soon. The two sides will meet in the Qatari capital Doha …
Doha talks could reshape Afghanistan, but peace not assured
The Afghan government and the Taliban will this weekend begin talks to end nearly two decades of war, though few expect a peace deal any time soon.
Opinion: Let Afghanistan be a lesson to US, NATO
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 …
Opinion: Let Afghanistan be a lesson to US, NATO
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 …