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‘We lost’: Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
Middle East
July 20, 2021
‘We lost’: Some US veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., July 20 (Reuters) – Jason Lilley was a special operations forces Marine Raider who fought in multiple…
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
Middle East
July 18, 2021
Analysis: How Afghan war showed limits of US military power
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took only two months for U.S. invaders to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, a…
India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control
Middle East
July 11, 2021
India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control
MUMBAI, July 11 (Reuters) – India said on Sunday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar,…
Is Afghanistan heading toward a civil war?
Middle East
July 10, 2021
Is Afghanistan heading toward a civil war?
The Taliban are reportedly sweeping across Afghanistan’s rural areas, bringing more territories under their control. Afghan government forces are finding it…
Analysis: Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
Middle East
July 9, 2021
Analysis: Biden lost faith in the US mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they…
Afghan forces retake provincial capital after Taliban incursion -defense ministry
Middle East
July 8, 2021
Afghan forces retake provincial capital after Taliban incursion -defense ministry
KABUL, July 8 (Reuters) – Afghan government forces on Thursday wrested back control of a western provincial capital stormed by…
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given US spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups…
Afghan civilians take up arms as U.S.-led forces leave
Middle East
June 30, 2021
Afghan civilians take up arms as U.S.-led forces leave
PARWAN, Afghanistan, June 30 (Reuters) – Gun in hand, 55-year-old Dost Mohammad Salangi recites poetry as he leads a small…
It’s imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram
Middle East
June 29, 2021
It’s imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Bagram Airfield was the heart of American military power in Afghanistan, a…
Afghan official: 11 killed in roadside bombing in north
Middle East
June 8, 2021
Afghan official: 11 killed in roadside bombing in north
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A minivan carrying civilian passengers in northwest Afghanistan was hit by a roadside bomb, leaving at…