Tag: Afghan armed forces
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
US general: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan's military forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general for U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress on...
Biden calls Afghanistan withdrawal deadline of May 1 ‘tough’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says that it will be “tough” for the U.S. to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops from...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets
ISLAMABAD — Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of...
AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi warned on Saturday against a hasty U.S. retreat from the war-ravaged country, saying that the Taliban's...
Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan
BERLIN — The German government is preparing the way for the country's troops in Afghanistan — the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force —...
Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan
BERLIN — The German government is preparing the way for the country's troops in Afghanistan — the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force —...
NATO chief urges Afghan govt, Taliban to step up peace talks
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday urged the Afghan government and the Taliban to step up the pace of peace talks amid...
