Tag: Afghanistan

U.S. military leaves important base in Afghanistan as Pentagon announces total pullout date for all troops is now the end of August.

The administration has sought to reassure Americans that it is ending “forever wars” while signaling to Afghans that the U.S. is not abandoning the beleaguered country.

Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the Pentagon …

NBC’s Richard Engel reports on American troops pulling out of Afghanistan. The U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns the country could be heading for civil war.

U.S. officials discussed keeping Bagram open longer, as the Taliban continues an offensive, but the Biden administration decided to go ahead with its withdrawal plan.

The last American troops cleared out of Bagram Airbase on Friday as the U.S. prepares to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September. The U.S. military, citing security concerns, is not saying …

As the last troops and equipment trickle out of Afghanistan, an atmosphere of unreality has settled over the government and Kabul. Our photographers have chronicled the long arc of the war. Hiring …