Taliban targeting people who worked with US and allies in Afghanistan, claims victim
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:41 am
Kabul: The Taliban members have started targeting people who had worked with the United States and allies in Afghanistan.
US, Iraq set to agree in withdrawal of US troops by end of this year
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and Iraq are expected to agree on the pullout of US forces by the end of 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Afghan forces launch operations to retake fallen districts
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: Afghan security forces have launched large-scale operations against the Taliban to retake the districts that had earlier fallen to the Taliban, said the country’s National Security Advisor Hamidullah Mohib. The Taliban militia has taken control of over 100 districts in the past weeks.
US troops to be out of Afghanistan by August end
Jul 07, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of next month, which is a little ahead of the September 11 deadline laid out by President Joe Biden, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday.
US left Bagram Airbase without notice, says Afghan commander
Jul 06, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Bagram: The US military men have silently left Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan without notifying the country's authorities, media reports said.
US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan soon, 1000 troops may remain
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:39 am
Washington: The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in the upcoming days, media reports said.
Afghanistan may collapse in civil war following troop withdrawal: Top US General
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Afghanistan may collapse into civil war after the full US military withdrawal is completed, commanding General Austin Miller said on Tuesday.
Pakistan hopes Taliban won't allow TTP to operate in Afghanistan: Sheikh Rashid
Jun 27, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said Islamabad is expecting the Afghan Taliban will not allow terrorist groups like TTP to carry out activities against Pakistan.
Foreign forces leaving us in total ‘disgrace’ and ‘disaster’: Former Afghan president Karzai
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:08 am
US and NATO forces came to Afghanistan to fight extremism and bring stability and they are leaving almost two decades after having failed at both, said former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, calling the legacy of foreign forces a "total disgrace and disaster" for the war-ravaged country.
US may withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by July 4
Jun 03, 2021, at 03:40 am
The US may withdraw all its forces from Afghanistan by July 4, its independence day, well ahead of the September 11, 2021 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month, according to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
US troops not stationed at Balad base in Iraq attacked Sunday night: Military Spokesman
Apr 19, 2021, at 02:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: There are no US servicemen at the Balad Air Base in Iraq that came under a rocket attack on Sunday, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Col. Wayne Marotto, said.
US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan depends on foreign militia elimination: Afghan Minister
Feb 27, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Kabul/UNI: The elimination of foreign fighters in Afghanistan is a prerequisite for the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar said.
US on path to reduce troop levels to 2,500 in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Washington/UNI: The US military is on track to have forces drawn down to 2,500 in Afghanistan by the middle of January as planned, CENTCOM commander Gen Frank McKenzie said.
Donald Trump orders pulling nearly all US troops out of Somalia - Pentagon
Dec 05, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has ordered moving almost all US troops out of Somalia, the Department of Defence said in a statement.
Taliban hopes Donald Trump wins in US presidential election
Oct 11, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban hopes that US President Donald Trump will win in the November election, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
US reaches troops reduction target of 8,600 in Afghanistan: U.S. general
Jun 19, 2020, at 09:03 am
Washinton/Xinhua: The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the U.S.-Taliban deal, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
Over 100 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iranian attack, says Pentagon
Feb 11, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Over 100 US troops had been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury due to last month's Iranian missile attack on US military bases in Iraq, US Defense Department said Monday in a statement.
Iraq's Shia leader calls for scheduled pullout of US troops from Iraq
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq through peaceful means.
Rockets land near Iraqi base hosting US troops – Military
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 17 rockets landed Friday near Iraq’s al-Qayyarah Air Base housing US troops, the Iraqi military said.
US troops to exit Afghanistan within five years : report
Mar 01, 2019, at 09:58 am
Washington, Mar 1 (Xinhua) The United States would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan, US media reported.
11,000 US soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Aug 31, 2017, at 08:16 pm
Washington/Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): The US defence headquarters, Pentagon, has confirmed that there are at least 11 thousand American soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar urges Trump to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the newly elected US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, reports said.