Tag: Afghanistan
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...
UN envoy: Attacks must end for Afghan peace talks to succeed
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that peace talks won’t succeed unless escalating violence stops, and urged any peace...
Experts criticize UN over blacklist on harming kids in war
UNITED NATIONS — A panel of child rights experts sharply criticized the U.N. secretary-general’s decisions on a global blacklist of parties responsible for harming...
Russia hosts Afghan peace conference, hoping to boost talks
MOSCOW — Russia hosted a peace conference for Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with international observers in...
Taliban expect US withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic rule
MOSCOW — The Taliban warned Washington on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan,...
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...
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...
Once held in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights espionage claims
WASHINGTON — After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for...
Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday.
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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...
