The fall of Ghazni, a city of 270,000 people, would mark a major victory for the Taliban. It would also cut off a major highway linking Kabul to the southern provinces, the Taliban's traditional heartland. O'Donnell said Afghan forces were in control of the highway on Monday and ...
9 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan; U.S. military does not say if the clash marks the start of a promised offensive to capture bin LadenASSOCIATED PRESS
the longest military campaign in American history. Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on August 15, taking control of the entire city within a few hours. Later, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani stepped down and fled the country. Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself caret...
Ahmad Mukhtar Ahmad Mukhtar is a producer for CBS News based in Toronto, Canada. He covers politics, conflict and terrorism, with a focus on news from Canada and his home nation of Afghanistan, which he left following the Taliban's return to power in 2021. Twitter ...
The war in Afghanistan, on the other hand—where the Taliban had no fighters or air defenses at all, and where bombers like the B-1B Lancer could fly missions without other jets performing escort or air defense suppression—was an example of air supremacy. ...
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Extra UK troops will be sent to turn up the heat on the taliban ; Deploying hundreds more British troops to Afghanistan does not mean the war against the Taliban is being lost, Des Browne insisted yesterday.Matthew GeorgePolitical Correspondent...