The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the US-Taliban deal, a US general said on Thursday.
Saturday, 20 June , 2020The Taliban express concerns that Afghanistan could be used as a launching ground for future attacks on the West, after the US said it had so far upheld its pledge to reduce its military presence in the country.
Saturday, 20 June , 2020The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer.
Sunday, 17 May , 2020The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with U.S. troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha.
Saturday, 18 January , 2020A Taliban delegation met Zalmay Khalilzad for more than an hour on Thursday, two sources told, the first known contact between the sides since U.S. President Donald Trump called off talks last month.
Saturday, 5 October , 2019A car bomb outside of Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield on Monday killed three U.S. service members and a contractor, and wounded three other American service members, officials said.
Tuesday, 9 April , 2019The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war.
Tuesday, 1 January , 2019Three US service members killed in Afghanistan marks deadliest day for troops there this year.
Wednesday, 28 November , 2018Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Monday, 12 November , 2018