The Biden administration said Thursday they could assess “with low to moderate confidence” that Russia was behind bounties placed on U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan in 2019.
Sanctuaries in Pakistan helped in Taliban’s success, says US Senator
Pakistan has played on both sides of the field in Afghanistan, contributing to the Taliban’s success, a senior US senator has reminded his colleagues, a day after Washington announced plans to …
Sanctuaries in Pakistan contributed immensely to Taliban’s success: US Senator
A senior US senator has said Pakistan has played on both sides of the field in Afghanistan, contributing to the Taliban’s success.
As Biden Pulls Out of Afghanistan, How Much Do Americans Care?
When President Biden announced yesterday that he would pull American troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, he was following through on a pledge that he’d made on the campaign trail — and perhaps just …
Joe Biden is taking a calculated risk in Afghanistan
While the US is leaving the war, the people of Afghanistan can’t. The President’s decision could hasten the Taliban’s toppling of Afghanistan’s tenuous democracy, ushering in a new fundamentalist dark …
Blinken visits Afghanistan after Biden announces U.S. troop withdrawal
Some observers and critics worry that the U.S. withdrawal not only imperils counterterrorism efforts, but that it also endangers Afghanistan’s fragile democracy.
Russia Sanctions, Afghanistan, Birds: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
Closed borders and shrinking incomes in Russia meant a turn away from high-end foreign labels toward local designers. In the U.S., we might be heading into a new jean cycle. Levi’s executives said on …
‘Time for American troops to come home’: Biden announces Afghanistan withdrawal by Sept. 11
The war in Afghanistan has cost more than $2 trillion and more than 2,300 American lives. More than 38,000 Afghan civilians have been killed.
US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan
The Biden administration’s surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September appears to strip Taliban insurgents and the Afghan government of considerable levera …
US Allies Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
U.S. allies have announced they will begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan following Washington’s confirmation that it intends to withdraw all its armed forces by September 11, the 20th anniversary …