A delay in the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces could pressure the Taliban to engage in good-faith negotiations with the Afghan government.
Fighter claims he threw a bout in Afghanistan after being threatened at gunpoint
Sometimes, protecting yourself at all times might have a deeper meaning than just intelligently defending yourself in the cage. Featherweigt Leonardo Barbosa felt that first-hand at Truly Grand …
‘America is back’ — Biden vows close coordination with allies on security threats like ISIS, Afghanistan
The American president told world leaders he wants to work in close partnership again on a host of complex global security challenges.
No decision on any NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, Stoltenberg says
NATO defence ministers at a meeting on Thursday made no decision on whether or when to pull out of Afghanistan, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the allies faced a dilemma as …
NATO Mission to Iraq to Increase 8-Fold
By John Lee. NATO defence ministers concluded their second day of meetings via secure teleconference on Thursday. They discussed NATO-led missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Both missions are key …
NATO hasn’t reached decision on whether to leave Afghanistan as deadline looms
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has not yet decided if the 10,000 troops it has in Afghanistan will leave the country by May.
America Is Going the Same Way as the Soviets in Afghanistan
The bipartisan Afghanistan Study Group report released Feb. 3 has painted a bleak picture of what will happen to Afghanistan if the United States withdraws its remaining 2,500 troops prematurely. It …
No decision on NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal, Stoltenberg says
NATO defence ministers did not decide whether or when to pull out of Afghanistan, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
Blinken tells Ghani U.S. supports Afghanistan peace process -statement
Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the ongoing review of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in a Wednesday call with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, with the top U.S. diplomat reiterating the …
NATO to increase presence in Iraq, delay decision on Afghanistan
NATO defense ministers decided this week to expand the alliance’s mission in Iraq and to make a decision about its presence in Afghanistan by May 1.