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US-Afghanistan
Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb and VOA executive editor Steve Redisch about concerns over the rapid withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, …
Sunday shows preview: Biden defends troop withdrawal in Afghanistan; COVID-19 impacting unvaccinated pockets
President Biden’s defense of U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and the administration’s push to get more people vaccinated amid spread of coronavirus variants are topics expected to dominate this …
Tragedy awaits Afghanistan yet again
United States President Joe Biden did not mince words when he said that it was not the business of his country to provide stability in Afghanistan, and it is for the people of Afghanistan to choose.
Tragedy awaits Afghanistan yet again
United States President Joe Biden did not mince words when he said that it was not the business of his country to provide stability in Afghanistan, and it is for the people of Afghanistan to choose.
EAM S Jaishankar, Georgian President discuss progress of bilateral cooperation, connectivity, Afghanistan
In a tweet, Jaishankar said, “Pleased to call on President @Zourabichvili_S. Discussed the progress in our bilateral cooperation, connectivity and Afghanistan. Appreciate her strong support for our …
Biden Report Card: Afghanistan withdrawal praised, but terrorism isn’t over
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden calling an end to the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan effective at the end of August. A hair behind his deadline, 70% of the country …
Pakistan says ‘not a guarantor’ of Afghan peace process as Taliban march on
Pakistan has been evasive on the question of the Taliban’s role in rising violence in Afghanistan even as the group continues its offensive in the war-torn country.
The forever war in Afghanistan is far from over – recent Taliban successes are thanks to government weakness
Moreover, Afghanistan is a mosaic of ethnic communities … In Kabul, a prosperous real-estate dealer – not a business normally sympathetic to radical change – told me that it was impossible for a …
Iran cheers U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan — but fears what could follow
The resolution of one long-standing aim for Tehran, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, is unleashing another challenge: what to do about the Taliban.