DOHA, Qatar — The United States has launched its most aggressive push yet for a political settlement to end two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, but some Afghan officials are warning the campaign …
Fraught US-Afghanistan peace plan may depend on New Delhi putting muscle where its mouth is
While Afghanistan would welcome an Indian military presence as the US withdraws its troops, for New Delhi, the case against it looks formidable. The US Secretary of Defence will be bringing several …
Fraught US-Afghanistan peace plan may depend on New Delhi putting muscle where its mouth is
While Afghanistan would welcome an Indian military presence as the US withdraws its troops, for New Delhi, the case against it looks formidable. The US Secretary of Defence will be bringing several …
Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan
The US State Department said the attackers appeared to be wearing suicide vests and detonated a truck bomb that “extensively” damaged the front gate …
With clock ticking before exit deadline, U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Extending the U.S. military presence, possibly with the support of the Taliban, would provide negotiators additional time to pursue an interim peace deal.
Biden’s new plan for peace in Afghanistan garners mixed reactions
This week, the Biden administration put forward a power-sharing arrangement between the government in Kabul, Afghanistan, and the Taliban, the details of which were leaked by TOLONews. Former Afghan …
Russia backs US plan for Taliban role in Afghanistan interim govt
Russia on Friday backed a US initiative to include the Taliban in a future interim Afghanistan government, as global powers ramp up efforts to secure a peace deal and end decades of war. The Taliban …
Biden running out of time to make decision on future of US mission in Afghanistan as situation worsens
Washington (CNN)With 50 days until the United States is supposed to complete a total withdrawal of troops and personnel from Afghanistan — a move that a Pentagon report stated could be devastating to …
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghanistan’s western Herat province
A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said.
Defense Business Brief: Biden’s flat defense budget; Lockheed on the F-35 defensive; $549M for faulty Afghan planes, and more.
222 aircraft (also known as the C-27A) for the Afghan Air Force, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Sixteen planes were delivered to …