This shabby, half-hidden retreat by western forces abandons a nation to mayhem, civil war and terror …
Derek Chauvin, Afghanistan, ‘straight pride,’ the filibuster and other top columns
From Derek Chauvin’s reaction at his sentencing, to the U.S. pulling out of Afghanistan, here are some of our top Opinion reads you might have missed.
China Blasts U.S. as Source of Afghanistan’s Problems Amid Troop Drawdown
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S. created and worsened the problems in Afghanistan and the military should be careful as it withdraws from the region.
Most US troops now out of Afghanistan after main base closes
The US has left its main military base in Afghanistan, part of an accelerated withdrawal that has led to a resurgent Taliban gaining territory and concerns that the country could descend into chaos.
The Relics of America’s War in Afghanistan
Just a mile from Bagram Air Base, where U.S. forces departed on Thursday, shops sell items left over from two decades of fighting. Each one tells a story.
The Pentagon says US troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of August, well ahead of Biden’s September 11 deadline
Earlier this week American troops departed Bagram Airfield, the center of US military operations in Afghanistan for two decades.
China blames US for conflicts from Afghanistan to Iran
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the US of being “the source” of a series of conflicts in the world, seeking to present Beijing as a “defender” and “friendly neighbour” for countries in …
US exit from Afghanistan won’t be finished in next few days, says Biden
The US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be completed in the next few days, said US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time).
US vacates the biggest airfield in Afghanistan nearly 20 years after invading to oust the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida
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 …
Almost as soon as the US military left its biggest air base in Afghanistan, looters rolled in
The Afghan government’s inability to guard one of the country’s most important bases doesn’t bode well for Afghanistan’s future.