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President shifts blame to his predecessor, Donald Trump, and the unwillingness of Afghan forces to fight the TalibanUS politics – live coverageA defiant Joe Biden has insisted that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to pull US forces rapidly out …
US president makes televised address and warns Taliban of ‘devastating’ response to any attempt to attack operationJoe Biden has said that US troops in Kabul would stay long enough to evacuate American citizens and eligible Afghan allies, and warned th…
Desperate crowds gather at the airport as people try to escape after the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban on SundayLatest updates from Kabul Continue reading…
Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mark Milley, reportedly issued warning to congressional leaders Sunday morningThe US’s top military general has warned that the collapse of the Afghan government and return of Taliban rule could accelerate the pos…
Thousands of western nationals and vulnerable Afghans to be airlifted out of Kabul as Taliban launch major assault on northern city of Mazar-i-SharifUS troops have begun arriving in Afghanistan to help evacuate thousands of people, including embassy st…
• US military says Kabul not under immediate threat• Taliban insurgents seize four more regional capitalsThe Pentagon is “deeply concerned” about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, as the Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan’s south on…
People are losing their homes, their freedom and their hope. That should be more of a priority than US credibility“There’s going to be no circumstance where you’ll see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan…
Regime looking to shift focus from domestic problems with rhetoric around US-South Korea military drills, say analystsNorth Korea’s threat to boost its military capacity to counter hostility from Washington before joint US-South Korea military drills i…
Analysis: White House accused of unfairly pointing finger at Afghan military after decades of mismanaging war effortAs one provincial capital after another has fallen to the Taliban, the message from Washington to the Afghans facing the onslaught has b…
Insurgents capture Ghazni city, giving them control of approaches to capital from north and southThe Taliban have tightened their grip on the approaches to Kabul, taking control of a key city on the main road south as the threat to several other major …
Evacuation flights start before visas are issued as insurgents make sweeping gains in provincesAmerica has launched emergency airlifts for Afghans who worked with its armed forces and diplomats, evacuating hundreds who are still waiting for their visas…
Evacuation flights start before visas are issued as insurgents make sweeping gains in provincesAmerica has launched emergency airlifts for Afghans who worked with its armed forces and diplomats, evacuating hundreds who are still waiting for their visas…
I lost my comrade Kevin in battle. His sacrifice must not have been in vainWas it worth it? That is what many of us who served in Afghanistan are quietly asking as we watch with bewilderment and horror at what is unfolding.Four hundred and fifty-seven …
I lost my comrade Kevin in battle. His sacrifice must not have been in vainWas it worth it? That is what many of us who served in Afghanistan are quietly asking as we watch with bewilderment and horror at what is unfolding.Four hundred and fifty-seven …
Air Force intelligence analyst gave military documents to journalist to ‘dispel the lie that our lives are worth more than theirs’A former air force intelligence analyst was sentenced to 45 months in prison on Tuesday for leaking top secret information…