U.S.-backed Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are engaged in historic talks to end the country’s decadeslong conflict.
Afghanistan- How feasible is the government employees’ salary uniforming plan?
Afghanistan is a poverty-stricken country that unemployment is one of the factors that significantly contribute and exacerbate the rate of poverty in Afghanistan. However, it troubles me to assert …
US down to 2,500 troops each in Afghanistan and Iraq, as ordered by Trump
The Afghanistan decision was seen by some as unnecessarily complicating the decision-making of the incoming administration.
An unusual mission in Afghanistan, and the troops who suffered to carry it out
Once fired at, U.S. troops could shoot back and kill the otherwise shadowy enemy. “Stir the pot. Shake it up. If necessary, take fire,” is the way an officer describes an average day in Afghanistan in …
Pentagon says US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a last-minute …
U.S. forces in Afghanistan cut to 2,500, lowest level since 2001
The Pentagon has reduced the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500, according to a statement Friday, completing a previously announced rapid drawdown despite a Congressional prohibition of the …
U.S. troop presence in Iraq, Afghanistan at 2,500, following White House order
U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan fell to 2,500 in each country in accordance with White House orders, the Acting Defense Secretary announced on Friday.
Trump Administration Confirms Withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan Days Before Inauguration
Despite concerns the draw-downs will complicate the incoming Biden administration’s options, Trump’s new Pentagon chief said they are close to ending the wars.
US meets troops reduction goal in Afghanistan, Iraq
The U.S. military has met its deadline of dropping down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by Friday, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said.
Trump meets troop reduction targets in Afghanistan and Iraq
President Trump moved a step closer to meeting his campaign pledge to end the “endless wars” with the Defense Department announcing on Friday that troop reduction targets in Afghanistan and Iraq have …