Twenty years later, the Taliban has retaken Afghanistan from a US-backed government — and it looks likely that Pakistan will be abandoned again. “Pakistan is too important to be permanently ignored …
World Must Not Finance Taliban’s Drive for Greater Power and Influence
the International Monetary Fund made it clear that Afghanistan will not be able to access the IMF’s financial resources, at least in the short run. The IMF stated that “There is currently a lack of …
Soccer officials trying to evacuate players from Afghanistan
Soccer officials are liaising with governments to try to evacuate players from Afghanistan after the Taliban regained control.
Lindsey Graham Says Biden Should Be Impeached if He Leaves Americans, Allies in Afghanistan
Sen. Lindsey Graham said President Joe Biden should be impeached if he leaves “one American” behind in Afghanistan.
Washington can’t stop playing the blame game over the US’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
Biden blamed Trump and Afghan forces, intelligence and defense officials say it’s a policy failure, and policymakers say it’s an intelligence failure.
Biden again defends U.S. pullout, West struggles with Afghanistan chaos
World powers struggled on Friday to hasten evacuations from Afghanistan after reports of Taliban reprisals, as U.S. President Joe Biden insisted that the chaos following the American troop withdrawal …
Frosty U.S.-Pakistan Relations Complicate Efforts to Keep Terror At Bay in Taliban’s Afghanistan
Eroded relations with Pakistan threaten U.S. capacity to keep in check terror groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that operate in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
As the US scrambles out of Afghanistan, warnings grow about what China plans to do there
Critics say China will use the US’s exit to promote its interests in Afghanistan. Others say Beijing’s hands will be full with an unstable neighbor.
Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan, other ‘big’ issues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the relationship between the two countries continues to suffer from ongoing tensions over Moscow …
Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan, other ‘big’ issues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the relationship between the two countries continues to suffer from ongoing tensions over Moscow …