Zalmay Khalilzad, US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation on Tuesday said the forecasts that the Taliban will overrun and conquer Kabul militarily is ordinately pessimistic. Khalilzad told the …
Power struggle on Afghanistan’s frontline over key dam
In the heart of territory under siege from the Taliban, one of Afghanistan’s most important hydroelectric dams is at the centre of a power struggle that symbolises the battle between the government …
Centcom reports up to 20% of Afghanistan withdrawal is complete
The Taliban have not attacked withdrawing U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday, with U.S. Central Command saying up to 20% of the American withdrawal is now complete.
We must not repeat the Vietnam refugee tragedy in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan must not end with a betrayal of our Afghan allies, says the author of this commentary.
‘Just like Vietnam’: Worries mount over U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The U.S. military exit from Afghanistan is beginning to look “just like Vietnam,” a key lawmaker warned Tuesday as questions grow about the Biden administration’s short-term strategy to ensure U.S.
Cricket-Australia to open Ashes summer against Afghanistan
Australia will play their first test against Afghanistan in November before taking on England in five Ashes tests over five weeks around the New Year, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday. SYDNEY, May …
Afghanistan ‘ready’ for Taliban violence after US withdrawal, Afghan president says
There has been continuous carnage in Afghanistan. Last week, more than 200 people were killed, many at a girls school in Kabul. The violence comes as the U.S. and NATO are withdrawing troops, …
Fighting resumes in southern Afghanistan
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed on May 16 in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to …
2022 World Cup qualifiers: Bangladesh confident ahead of India, Afghanistan ties
Bangladesh head coach Jamie Day cut a confident figure as his team geared up for the upcoming 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup joint qualifiers set to be held at Qatar next month in a centraised fashion.
With Afghanistan withdrawal underway, new report reveals costs of post-9/11 wars for US allies
Americans do not fully understand, do not acknowledge, the sacrifices that allies made in Afghanistan,” said the report’s author.