カテゴリー: US military
Only two service members where onboard surveillance planeUS denies Taliban claim that they shot down aircraftThe United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an air force plane in Afghanistan. They were…
Taliban claim they shot down US air force E-11A plane over territory near Ghazni cityThe US military has confirmed that one of its aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan but said there was “no indication the crash was caused by enemy fire”. A Taliban …
End to hostilities is a key demand of Washington before any peace deal could be signed The Taliban’s ruling council has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, …
The tranche of documents show that in trying to paint the best pictures, those involved delivered the worstDuring the Vietnam war, the daily US military briefings were known to journalists as the Five O’ Clock Follies, described by one of the AP report…
Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski visited Khagyani, Nangarhar and Pekha village in Achin district and found communities devastated by US drone strikes Not a single family was spared in Javari village. Just behind the brown, mud-brick houses, seven grave…
President makes Thanksgiving visit to airbase near KabulConfirms talks with extremists have resumedDonald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, his first visit to the country where the US has been at war since late 20…
Death of son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported but not confirmed in JulyDonald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a son of the former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. R…
Second attack near diplomatic area underlines warnings US-Taliban deal is moving too quicklyA Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul has killed a US service member, a Romanian soldier and at least 10 Afghan civilians in a busy diplomatic area that includ…
Nine ambassadors condemn US approach to negotiationsLetter says full withdrawal must come ‘only after real peace’The majority of America’s ambassadors to Afghanistan since the removal of the Taliban government have condemned the US approach to negotiat…
The government and its foreign allies have taken more civilian lives than the Taliban and others this year. A deal is needed to end America’s longest-running conflict – but not a botch jobAfter four decades of war, Afghan civilians have experienced man…