Tag: Troop withdrawals
Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — some claimed by the Islamic State group — ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid...
Officials give Congress few answers on Afghanistan pullout
<p>WASHINGTON — Defense officials had few solid answers Wednesday as frustrated lawmakers sought details on how the United States will keep the terrorist threat...
Officials give Congress few answers on Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — Defense officials had few solid answers Wednesday as frustrated lawmakers sought details on how the United States will keep the terrorist threat...
General says US may train Afghan forces in other countries
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. military may continue to train Afghan security forces, but do it in other countries after American forces leave Afghanistan, the...
General says US may train Afghan forces in other countries
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military may continue to train Afghan security forces, but do it in other countries after American forces leave Afghanistan, the...
US report: Taliban will likely curtail Afghan women’s rights
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are warning that any gains in women's rights in Afghanistan made in the last two decades will be at...
US report: Taliban will likely curtail Afghan women’s rights
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are warning that any gains in women's rights in Afghanistan made in the last two decades will be at...
US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
WASHINGTON — Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents as the withdrawal...
US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
<p>WASHINGTON — Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-kabul-afghanistan-b06334b7f884e5392a92136ee03f610a">the...
Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task ahead of the planned withdrawal...