Tag: Troop withdrawals
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...
UN urges foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to withdraw them “without delay” as demanded...
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...
Ethiopia’s leader faces intense pressure to end Tigray war
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ethiopia's government on Thursday faced mounting pressure to withdraw troops from the northern region of Tigray amid growing reports of war...
AP Interview: Karzai says US plan catalyst for Afghan peace
KABUL, Afghanistan — A recently floated U.S. draft for a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government is the best chance to accelerate...
UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates is dismantling parts of a military base it runs in the East African nation of...
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...
NATO chief dismisses early pullout of Afghan troop trainers
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance will only leave Afghanistan when security conditions allow, as a deadline for...
