A 21-year-old soldier from Texas was killed Friday in southwestern Afghanistan, Pentagon officials announced Saturday night.
San Antonio Army soldier dies in rollover accident in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced Saturday the death of a soldier from San Antonio who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Farah,Afghanistan. Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, died as …
Taliban will cooperate to bring back peace in Afghanistan: Khalilzad
As a result of the talks, Khalilzad has announced through twitter that Taliban is ready to cooperate to bring peace in Afghanistan. “In follow on mtg with the Taliban, we underscored the economic …
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, & Azerbaijan To Form a Joint Committee To Expand Trade
The leaders of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan held a virtual tripartite meeting on Thursday to discuss trade cooperation. Proposed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the joint committee …
The Time Will Never Be Right to Leave Afghanistan
If we’re honest with ourselves, there will never be American victory. Nobody can even tell us what it looks like. Someday, we’re just going to leave.
COVID-19 Adds to Addiction Woes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer with 80% of the drug originating in the country. While most of the drugs are sent abroad, heroin has taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan, too. According …
Do ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan reflect a line crossed or ‘nothing new’ in long US-Russia history?
The U.S. has accused Russia of backing the Taliban for years. The relationship is under new scrutiny after allegations of ‘bounties’ on U.S. troops.
US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghanistan war
Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial …
White House tentatively agrees to leave some troops in Afghanistan past U.S. election
Pentagon officials warned that a complete withdrawal over the next five months could plunge Afghanistan into crisis, prompting Trump to alter his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops by November.
Behind the top-secret Russian military intelligence unit accused of paying insurgents to kill Americans in Afghanistan
There is a Russian clandestine military intelligence unit known as the 29155, and it is believed to behind a string of scandals – most recently, a reported scheme to pay bounties to Afghan insurgents …