Tag: Afghanistan
Taliban Capture Major City in Northern Afghanistan, Draw Closer to Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban forces captured a major city in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, sending Afghan forces fleeing, and drew closer to Kabul, where Western countries scrambled...
Second Afghan City Falls As Taliban Tighten Hold Over Provinces
The Taliban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord Saturday, officials said, the second provincial capital to fall to the Islamists in under...
US Leaves Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan After Nearly 20 Years
After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida...
US and Taliban reach reduction of violence agreement -US official
An agreement that leads to a major US troop withdrawal could be a political boost for Trump, who has repeatedly promised to stop "endless...
Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire
Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said...
Pompeo Makes Unannounced Visit To Afghanistan, Says ‘the Hour Has Come...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reassured Afghans on Tuesday that the United States will not negotiate behind their backs even as it seeks to...