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Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan

January 28, 2025 4:10 pm

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement on X, stating that very big bounties will have to be placed on top leaders of the Taliban immediately if reports of them holding more American prisoners than they have revealed turns out to be true.

‘I never believed that would Happen’: After 20 years of war, an abrupt end

October 10, 2021 10:04 am

In the last year of the war, the Taliban’s lightning military offensive, the collapse of the US-backed Afghan government and the withdrawal of the last American troops have brought about an upheaval as profound as the US invasion in 2001 — two decades ago this month.

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'Was it worth it?': Pain and anger inside Pentagon after Afghanistan crumbles

August 23, 2021 10:57 pm

Was it all worth it? - That's a question senior military leaders are grappling with following the collapse of the U.S.-trained and funded Afghan military and the Afghans being left behind to face reprisals from the Islamist militants in power.

US State Secretary discusses Afghanistan issue with Pakistan FM

July 10, 2021 1:03 pm

The discussion was centered around the need for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan and their shared desire for a stable and sustainable bilateral relationship.

China evacuates nationals from Afghanistan amid US pullout

July 09, 2021 1:53 pm

According to Global Times, 22 of those onboard have tested positive for Covid-19, however, those numbers did not appear on the National Health Commission's daily report of new cases.

Unlikely coalition of veterans backs Biden on ending Afghan war

July 08, 2021 11:18 am

A politically diverse set of veteran's groups critical of the conflicts abroad have found ways to gain access to the White House to lobby for withdrawals.

US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander

July 06, 2021 6:30 pm

US military spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett did not address the specific complaints of many Afghan soldiers who inherited the abandoned airfield, instead referring to a statement last week.

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US weighs possibility of airstrikes if Afghan forces face crisis

June 10, 2021 12:45 pm

The Pentagon is considering whether to intervene with warplanes or drones in the event that Kabul is in danger of falling to the Taliban, though no decisions have been made. A United States Air Force pilot training Afghan service members in 2018. Afghan security forces are at risk of being overwhelmed by the Taliban once American troops withdraw from the country.

CIA scrambles for new approach in Afghanistan

June 07, 2021 11:25 am

The scramble for bases illustrates how US officials still lack a long-term plan to address security in a country where they have spent trillions of dollars and lost more than 2,400 troops over nearly two decades.

Day 1 of the end of the US war in Afghanistan

May 04, 2021 11:09 am

The United States and its NATO allies spent decades building Kandahar Airfield into a wartime city, filled with tents, operations centers, barracks, basketball courts, ammunition storage sites, aircraft hangars and at least one post office.