Russia has rejected as “baseless” accusations that it offered Taliban-linked militants rewards to kill US and other Nato troops in Afghanistan.
Sunday, 28 June , 2020U.S. forces carried out two sets of airstrikes against the Taliban, in western and southern Afghanistan. Elsewhere in the south, the Taliban set off a roadside bomb and ambushed a police convoy, killing 10 Afghan policemen.
Saturday, 6 June , 2020Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said that he has called for the release of an American citizen captured by Taliban-linked militants.
Saturday, 9 May , 2020The United States is moving Patriot missile systems out of Saudi Arabia and reducing military forces across the Middle East, in another sign that tensions with Iran may be ebbing.
Saturday, 9 May , 2020Trump complains almost daily that U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan and are now vulnerable to the pandemic, officials said.
Wednesday, 29 April , 2020More than 500 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of the year as violence raged even after an agreement between the United States and the Taliban on withdrawing foreign forces, the UN said on Monday.
Monday, 27 April , 2020Mike Pompeo recently threatened two Afghan leaders with a full U.S. military withdrawal if they didn’t resolve their political dispute and negotiate an end to the war with the Taliban.
Wednesday, 15 April , 2020The Taliban said the US peace deal on the breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, also chastising the government for delaying the release of 5,000 prisoners.
Wednesday, 8 April , 2020Pakistan is jubilant over the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, but celebration may be premature.
Saturday, 4 April , 2020No U.S. forces will move into U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility — a region that includes the war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan — under a 14-day “stop movement” order issued by the U.S. military command.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020A new rocket attack against a base in Iraq housing servicemembers left three American troops wounded, according to the Pentagon.
Sunday, 15 March , 2020A lawmaker asks Pentagon whether coronavirus tests are being sent to military bases worldwide, saying troops in Afghanistan showing COVID-19 symptoms.
Saturday, 14 March , 2020The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners.
Tuesday, 10 March , 2020In a secure facility underneath the Capitol, members of Congress stopped by all last week to review two classified annexes to the Afghan peace accord with the Taliban.
Monday, 9 March , 2020The International Criminal Court will open an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, including those committed by US forces, a potential explosive showdown with the Trump administration.
Monday, 9 March , 2020The US is the most recent international energy to confront the fact of Afghanistan’s nickname because the “graveyard of empires”.
Wednesday, 4 March , 2020The Trump administration is making available to Congress two secret documents related to the United States’ peace agreement with the Taliban.
Tuesday, 3 March , 2020After 18 years, America’s longest war might be coming to an end. The United States and the Taliban signed a deal in Doha on Saturday which is expected to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
Monday, 2 March , 2020Shah Mehmood Qureshi said it was important for intra-Afghan talks to begin swiftly.
Monday, 2 March , 2020China on Monday pledged its support for the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement in Afghanistan and called for the “orderly and responsible” withdrawal of foreign troops to avoid a power vacuum and possible terrorist resurgence.
Monday, 2 March , 2020