Tag: Troop withdrawals
AP INTERVIEW: Peace chief says Afghan gov’t must step up
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator said Saturday the often fractured Afghan political leadership must unify in its peace talks with the Taliban...
Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task ahead of the planned withdrawal...
AP INTERVIEW: Peace chief says Afghan gov’t must step up
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator said Saturday the often fractured Afghan political leadership must unify in its peace talks with the Taliban...
Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing for possible Taliban attacks on U.S. and coalition forces as they withdraw from Afghanistan, a prospect that complicates...
Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal
<p>WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing for possible Taliban attacks on U.S. and coalition forces as they withdraw from Afghanistan, a prospect that complicates...
Russian defense chief scoffs at Western warnings on Ukraine
<p>MOSCOW — Russia's defense chief said Tuesday that a troop pullback from areas near Ukraine had nothing to do with Western pressure, adding that...
US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave
<p>WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan...
Russian defense chief scoffs at Western warnings on Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russia's defense chief said Tuesday that a troop pullback from areas near Ukraine had nothing to do with Western pressure, adding that...
US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan...
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...