Afghanistan

Middle East 07/18/21, 19:05

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed President Joe Biden to use Russian military bases in Central Asia. Moscow was so concerned about Taliban fighters advancing that it was prepared to open its doors to American troops back in June. The Kommersant newspaper revealed the Kremlin made the unusual offer after U.S. forces withdrew ...

Middle East 07/15/21, 04:02

Former President George W. Bush predicted that the Biden administration's plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan will have “unbelievably bad” effects. Mr. Bush, 75, told German public television Deutsche Welle from his home in Maine that he was concerned about how Afghan women would fare under Taliban rule as armed ...

Asia & Pacific 07/05/21, 19:04

With a $62 billion investment plan, the Chinese regime is making a move in Afghanistan, following the announcement of the departure of US troops on Friday 2 July, to continue to extend its tentacles through its Belt and Road program in the war-torn country, the Daily Mail reported. The new multi-billion-dollar ...

Politics 06/06/21, 16:24

Twenty-two lawmakers from both parties, led by Rep. Seth Moulton, are calling on the Biden administration to "immediately" evacuate indigenous peoples who helped U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan. In a letter to President Biden on Friday, June 4, the group of bipartisan lawmakers expressed concerns that if the United ...

Middle East 04/26/21, 05:33

On Sunday, April 25, Vice President Kamala Harris said that she was the last person in the room before President Joe Biden decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Harris made the comments in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," New York Post reported.  The vice ...

U.S. 04/19/21, 18:58

Although President Joe Biden has said that American troops will leave Afghanistan before September 11, former President Donald Trump said in a statement on Sunday, April 18, that Biden should pull out the troops even sooner. JustTheNews reported Trump said that "I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should ...

Central America 01/19/21, 01:45

America’s second-highest-ranking official congratulated the president for peacefully leading the nation throughout his first term. Vice President Mike Pence applauded President Trump for doing everything in his power to avoid creating new international military confrontations. "I am proud to report with just a few days left in our Administration, our Administration is ...

U.S. 10/08/20, 06:26

President Donald Trump has sped up the timeline for ending the U.S.'s longest war, declaring that he wants to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan before the end of 2020, much sooner than the deadline that his administration has put forward. In a tweet late on Wednesday night, Oct. 7, President ...

U.S. 08/29/20, 10:52

After holding talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, President Donald Trump hopes to implement a one-third reduction of U.S. troops in the territory, the Wall Street Journal revealed on  Friday, Aug. 28. There are currently 5,200 military personnel stationed in Iraq. With the new measure that will drop to 3,500, ...

U.S. 07/08/20, 05:39

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, on Tuesday, July 7, expressed skepticism that intelligence of Russian bounties to Taliban extremists is tied to the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.  “I found it very worrisome, I just didn't find that there was a causative link there," McKenzie told ...

U.S. 03/03/20, 05:34

During a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday, Mar. 1, Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) expressed his support of the Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban.  “This decision by the administration is 100% correct,” said Rose, an Afghan war veteran who received the bronze star and Purple Heart, reported the ...

Middle East 02/29/20, 15:24

A peace agreement was signed between the Trump administration and the Taliban on Saturday, Feb. 29, which would help end 18 years of war in Afghanistan and allow U.S. troops to return home. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the historical deal in Doha, Qatar, ...

Politics 02/22/20, 05:23

The United States and the Taliban are preparing for the signing of a peace deal later this month, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which would help end America’s longest war. “U.S. negotiators in Doha (Qatar) have come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant and nationwide ...

Asia & Pacific 02/09/20, 19:57

Two U.S. service members were killed and six more wounded during an attack on a joint operation between American and Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Feb. 8. Early indications suggest that the two service members were killed in what's known as a green-on-blue attack, in which Afghan forces ...

Middle East 01/16/20, 18:42

The silence was golden on Tuesday, Jan. 14, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), a retired Army Ranger who lost both legs and a finger while on active duty in Afghanistan, challenged Democrats who had criticized the killing of Iranian terrorist leader Gen. Soleimani by U.S. ...

U.S. 01/15/20, 07:14

Norberto Mendez-Hernandez was a Marine who died while he served in Afghanistan in 2011, at the age of 22. He was a husband and father, leaving behind his wife, son and newborn daughter. The family had moved from place to place since his death, and never really settled down—until today. Since receiving ...

U.S. 01/13/20, 06:07

A U.S. soldier from Aurora was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan. The city of Aurora, Illinois, said that 21-year-old Miguel Villalon was one of two U.S. service members killed on Saturday, Jan. 11. "Miguel was a young soldier with dreams for the future and a desire to make ...

World 12/30/19, 12:38

The Taliban announced a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 29, in an effort to encourage a possible peace agreement with the United States, according to The Associated Press. The statement was released by the Taliban's ruling council, but officials from the insurgent group did not announce when it would ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/19, 09:00

The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn't say when it would begin. A cease-fire had been demanded by Washington before any peace agreement ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 20:26

The remains of the 33-year-old New Jersey soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 23, have been returned to the United States, arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...