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GOP report blames Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan
The investigation claims the Biden administration undermined high-ranking officials and ignored warnings of the Taliban's growing strength.
Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by ISIS group
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday.
A prerequisite to start talks, final 400 Taliban prisoners to remain in custody instead, says Afghan president
The announcement frustrates U.S. efforts to find an end to Afghanistan’s years of relentless war.
Pompeo says threats to US in Afghanistan raised with Russian officials
Pompeo’s testimony came a day after President Donald Trump told an interviewer he had not raised the bounty allegations in numerous phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump says he didn’t raise issue of bounties on US troops during phone call with Putin
The U.S. president in an interview this week again dismissed the allegations as bad intelligence.
Number of American troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks
On Monday, four-and-a-half months since the signing, chief U.S. negotiator and peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted that “a key milestone in the implementation of the U.S.-Taliban agreement” had been reached as American troop numbers dropped to 8,600 from about 12,000 and five bases were closed in Afghanistan.
Top US general in Mideast in Kabul to discuss peace process with Afghan president
The commander of the U.S. Central Command reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the country, a statement from the Afghan president's office said.
Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban for killing American troops
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
Esper tells lawmakers he’s not convinced Russia offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and his top military adviser, say they cannot corroborate reports that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters targeting U.S. troops.
Top US general in the Middle East skeptical that Russian bounties led to troops’ deaths
The top U.S. general for the Middle East said Tuesday that the intelligence suggesting that Russia may have paid Taliban militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan was worrisome, but he is not convinced that any bounties resulted in U.S. military deaths.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press