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Taliban says it controls most of Afghanistan, reassures Russia
World
July 9, 2021
Taliban says it controls most of Afghanistan, reassures Russia
MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) – A Taliban delegation in Moscow said on Friday that the group controlled over 85% of…
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 forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report
Middle East
July 5, 2021
Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces – report
MOSCOW, July 5 (Reuters) – Afghanistan government forces plan a counteroffensive in the country’s northern provinces after losing ground to…
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
Middle East
July 4, 2021
‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
KABUL, July 3 (Reuters) – As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic…
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…
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
Middle East
June 26, 2021
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan’s top leaders a “sustained” partnership even as he moves to…
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Biden meets Afghan leaders as US troops leave, fighting rages
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah…
NATO leaders bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
Middle East
June 13, 2021
NATO leaders bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — US President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts will bid a symbolic farewell to Afghanistan on Monday…
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…
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
Middle East
June 8, 2021
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and US officials say that while it…