As the US begins what looks like a final drawdown of its forces from Afghanistan, China appears to be expanding its role and influence there.
Troop withdrawal, peace process on track in Afghanistan despite violence, U.S. says
A U.S. official says the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan carried out this week’s horrific attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul.
U.S. Urges Afghanistan to Stay the Course With Peace Deal as Violence Resurges
The chief American negotiator is scrambling to keep a tentative peace deal intact as violence inflames tensions between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
US on track to pull troops out of Afghanistan: Pentagon
The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by mid-July, even as violence flares, the peace process is stalled, and Kabul …
Ronald Shurer II, Medal of Honor recipient for Afghanistan combat, dies at 41
F Shurer II, a medic who received the Medal of Honor in 2018 for braving heavy gunfire to save lives in Afghanistan, died May 14 at a hospital in Washington. He was 41. The cause was lung cancer, said …
US on track to pull troops from Afghanistan despite turmoil
The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer, even as violence flares, the peace process …
U.S. still on track to pull troops from Afghanistan
The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer, even as violence flares, the peace process is stalled and Kabul …
‘May Allah Remove the Virus’: Pandemic a Grim Addition to Afghanistan’s Woes
May Allah Remove the Virus’: Pandemic a Grim Addition to Afghanistan’s Woes KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Delkhah Sultani scrubs laundry outside her home in Kabul as her young daughter watches on. She …
Ronald Shurer, Medal of Honor recipient who saved lives in Afghanistan, dies at 41
Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II received the nation’s highest military honor for braving heavy gunfire to save lives in Afghanistan.
‘Helping hand’: Afghanistan optimistic historic Test will go ahead
Test minnow Afghanistan is urging Cricket Australia to prioritise growing the game over the bottom line and remains optimistic the historic match against Tim Paine’s side will go ahead next summer.