CNN’s Jim Sciutto speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) about security as President-elect Biden’s inauguration draws near.
Prosperous, stable Afghanistan at peace is in Pakistan’s national interest: COAS
Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbours is in Pakistan’s national interest. He was talking to Chairman …
There will be more US troops in DC for Biden’s inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism
Congressional lawmakers are now calling for the US to treat domestic terrorism as an existential threat to the country and its political system.
Al-Qaeda: Pompeo says Iran is jihadist network’s ‘new home base’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has publicly accused Iran’s government of allowing the jihadist network al-Qaeda to establish a “new home base” there. “Unlike in Afghanistan, when al-Qaeda was …
Humanitarians seek $1.3 billion to help millions in war-weary Afghanistan
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are seeking $1.3 billion to assist almost 16 million people in need of …
Humanitarians seek $1.3 billion to help millions in war-weary Afghanistan
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are seeking $1.3 billion to assist almost 16 million people in need of …
Why Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks have not reached breakthrough
It has been almost a week since negotiators arrived back in Doha to resume a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, with a United States team talking separately to …
Won’t send boots on the ground in Afghanistan says Indian Army Chief Naravane
From mega infrastructure projects like the India Afghanistan friendship dam to the Afghan parliament to capacity building, India has been providing the country support since the fall of the Taliban in …
Exclusive: Pentagon Presses Ahead With Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Despite Law Barring It
The U.S. military has not halted a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters on Monday, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon …
Drawdown of troops from Afghanistan still ongoing despite restrictions in new NDAA
The Pentagon still expects to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by Friday despite the new defense law that prohibits funding that would allow personnel levels in the country to dip …