Lasting peace in Afghanistan is possible only through a political solution, the White House has said, noting the ongoing dialogue between the government of the war-torn country and the Taliban …
Biden authorizes $100 million to evacuate Afghan interpreters from Afghanistan
Rachel Maddow reports on a new memorandum in which President Joe Biden authorizes 100 million dollars from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to evacuate Afghan …
U.S. Strikes Taliban Targets in a Show of Force in Afghanistan
The airstrikes showed American willingness to back up beleaguered Afghan government forces as the Taliban advance, but the extent of that willingness remains unclear.
What Russia, China, Iran Want in Afghanistan When U.S. Troops Leave
Russia, China and Iran seek to ensure stability in Afghanistan while securing their own interests, as friendly ties with Kabul are tested by a desire to engage with the powerful Taliban movement that …
Leaving Afghanistan the right move, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t downsides, says expert
Douglas Ollivant, New America Foundation, joins The News with Shepard Smith to discuss whether Pres. Biden’s decision to pull out of Afghanistan was the right one.
Young Afghani refugee starts Persian rug import business to help exploited women in homeland
Traditional rugs from Afghanistan sell for $100s-1000s, but the women who make them get next to nothing. Zahoor Hussian, 21, aimed change that.
Tibet-China, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and climate change jostle for attention in US-India meet under pandemic cover
WASHINGTON: The United States and India will resume high-level engagement early next week with clouds relating to Pakistan- Afghanistan, China, and climate change hanging over an aggravating Covid-19 …
China, Afghanistan top Blinken agenda on India, Kuwait trip
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus and Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday. The trip comes as the Biden …
Tajikistan says it’s ready to take in up to 100,000 Afghan refugees
Tajikistan is preparing to take in up to 100,000 refugees from neighbouring Afghanistan where fighting has escalated as United States-led troops withdraw, a senior Tajik official said on Friday.
As US exits Afghanistan and Iraq, 101st Airborne is home in Kentucky. But wounds linger
The return of a 101st Airborne unit from Kuwait has brought the entire 15,000-member division home to Fort Campbell for the first time since 2001.