A majority of Americans want President Joe Biden to stand down over the precipitous and chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that a 52 percent of Americans wants Biden to resign…
Taliban on Saturday said that foreing troops have partially withdrew from Hamid Karzai International Airport and their forces are now in control of some parts of the airport. The US Defense Secretary said that around 110,000 people have…
The first group of American troops has reached Kabul to help evacuate US embassy staff and other civilians, an official said on Saturday. Reuters quoted an unnamed US official as confirming: “They have arrived, their arrival will continue…
To thwart a possible Taliban takeover, British forces must return to the frontline in Afghanistan, say two former defence ministers. Ex-Commando Johnny Mercer and Commons defence committee chairman Tobias Ellwood are making a pitch for the UK to…
All US troops would exit Afghanistan by the end of July, the Pentagon announced, confirming the transition of the Bagram airfield to Afghan forces. President Joe Biden has set the September 11 deadline for the complete withdrawal of…
The German defense ministry on Wednesday announced the country has completed its troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. US President Joe Bide last month announced that the country would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. The German defense…
Following an end to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM), Georgia has started pulling its troops out of Afghanistan. In Tbilisi, the Defence Ministry said on Friday that 100 infantrymen of the Western Command’s 3rd Brigade were the…
Slovenian troops, part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission, would leave Afghanistan by the end of August, a media report said on Thursday. The Slovenian military exit is in line with the NATO/US withdrawal from Afghanistan by 11…
The Biden administration has been urged by its European allies to delay its troop pullout from Afghanistan. The American withdrawal from the war-hit country, which got under way on May 1, would be completed by July 4, US…
In line with US President Joe Biden’s announcement, all American troops will depart from Afghanistan by September later this year, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US. Deployment of foreign…
President Ashraf Ghani, during a telephone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday, said that Afghanistan respects the US decision to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. "Tonight, I had a call with President Biden in which…
Germany extended the stay of its troops in Afghanistan by one year beyond an April 30 deadline agreed upon between the US and Taliban. The new mandate was approved by German lawmakers late on Thursday, allowing the German…
An ad blitz by American war veterans, urging the Biden administration to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, is set to begin this week, a media outlet reported on Monday. Concerned Veterans for America, a Koch-backed group, is spearheading the…
Germany believes the exit of international forces from Afghanistan should be linked to the success of ongoing peace talks in Doha. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas suggested on Tuesday the pullout of foreign troops from the war-devastated country should…
All foreign troops may not exit Afghanistan by the end of April -- a deadline agreed between the Taliban and the United States. The US-Taliban peace deal signed in Doha last year envisages the full withdrawal of US…
KABUL during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at National Defence Headquarters (Carling) Ottawa, according to a media report on Thursday. The ceremony provided an opportunity for family and friends of Canada’s Fallen to…
KABUL, as part of a regular rotation of forces, the US army says. In an announcement on Friday, the army said the deployment would take place later in the year. The 10th Mountain’s aviation brigade will replace the 1st Armored…
KABUL. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark made the announcement in a joint statement. The deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan would be cut…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned a hasty US pullout from Syria runs the risk of strengthening Russia and Iran roles in the Middle East. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 16, Merkel questioned whether the…
KABUL. Trump was still in the process of evaluating whether to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan, Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview with Fox News. America’s involvement in never-ending wars should be rethought, the VP stressed, saying Trump…
KABUL, the White House (WH) says on Saturday. A week after reports about a possible withdrawal of US troops from the country, a White House spokesman, quoted by the Bloomberg News, said the US President Donald Trump has not ordered…
