MORE: What's inside the US deal with the Taliban to end war and bring home troops Afghan Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman ...
0:15 Trump believed to be first US leader to speak directly to TalibanThe president remarked that the Taliban wants to end the violence in Afghanistan, but a dispute over prisoners threatens to derail peace talks.Days after his administration signed a deal with the Taliban, President Donald...
For any US president since George W. Bush, withdrawing troops from Afghanistan would have been a historic decision but one always fraught with political risks. While in office, previous president Donald Trump negotiated a deal with the Taliban in 2020 to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by May...
military had not suffered a combat casualty since February 2020 — around the time the Trump administration brokered its deal with the Taliban to end the war by May of this year. Biden said breaking the Trump deal would have restarted a shooting war. He said those who favor remaining at ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended a security conference in Munich on Saturday. Esper said a deal with the Taliban "looks very promising" and Pompeo pushed back on comments that the Trump administra
exit. He said he will be “meeting personally with Taliban leaders in the not-too-distant future,” and described the group as “tired of war.” He did not say where or why he plans to meet with Taliban leaders. He said he thinks they are serious about the deal they signed but ...
For one thing, Campbell noted, the rules about sharing intelligence with any non-U.S. forces are extremely tight —”nevermind an organization like the Taliban.” McKenzie gave a dark assessment of the implementation of the deal so far, telling lawmakers that he would recommend against a...
During World War II, US demolition crews faced the critical task of dismantling enemy fortifications and obstacles, sometimes under fire. They lacked a dedicated vehicle for this in the US arsenal. Various tools, like dozer blade kits and high-explosive rounds, were employed instead. This gap ...
Under the Biden administration, more than 180,000 Afghans were resettled following the collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the withdrawal of the US, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in December. “We still have a lot more to do,” Blinken said at the time....
Under the Biden administration, more than 180,000 Afghans were resettled following the collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the withdrawal of the US, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in December. “We still have a lot more to do,” Blinken said at the time....