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Top Generals Against Full Withdrawal, Biden Rejects Advice: Report
Kabul: Top US military commanders had suggested US President Joe Biden to consider putting in a residual force and setting conditions for troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, which Biden rejected.
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U.S. ends 20-year war in Afghanistan with final evacuation
The United States on Monday completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan after a huge but chaotic airlift that cost the lives of 13 U.S. troops and left behind thousands of Afghans and hundreds of Americans still seeking an escape from Taliban rule.
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Doha deal failed Afghans, brought terror and horror instead: Official
The US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February last year has failed Afghans and instead only ensured a ceasefire between the United States and the Taliban, an Afghan National Security Council official said Sunday.
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US Escalates Airstrikes Against Taliban Targets
The US has escalated its airstrikes against Taliban targets in Afghanistan in a bid to bolster Afghan government forces combatting a sprawling offensive, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Austin: Afghan Army Collapse 'Took Us All By Surprise'
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army's sudden collapse caught the Pentagon "by surprise," as military leaders confronted a contentious Senate hearing about how and why America lost its longest war.
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Multiple rockets fired at Kabul airport, intercepted by defense system
As many as five rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a U.S. official
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Afghan State Collapse Rooted in Doha Deal: US Officials
Senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S. troop withdrawal.
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McKenzie Lists Out Top Priorities For US, Including Airstrike Authorization
General Scott Miller, who has commanded US and NATO troops in Afghanistan since 2018, earlier Monday handed over command of any remaining US operations in Afghanistan to US Central Command chief General Frank McKenzie, who will oversee the end of the withdrawal from his headquarters in Florida, and listed out his out priorities for the region.
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Britain to leave troops beyond military mission end in Afghanistan
UK’s secretary of defense Ben Wallace said that 100 British troops will stay in Afghanistan along with the 650 US troops to protect UK’s Kabul-based embassy.
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US defense chief approves plan to transfer authority
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has approved a plan to transfer authority from Army General Scott Miller to Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said late Friday.
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Biden Afghanistan Fiascos Demand Accountability
The Pentagon’s admission late this week that its drone strike in Afghanistan on August 29 killed at least ten civilians, including seven children, rather than terrorists affiliated with ISIS-K, as it previously claimed, represents not just a “horrible mistake,” in the words of President Biden’s defense secretary Lloyd Austin.
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Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress
President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious hearings in memory this week over the chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan, which cost the lives of U.S. troops and civilians and left the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) back in power.
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Commander of US, NATO forces in Afghanistan is stepping down
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan General Scott Miller is stepping down Monday in a move that marks the symbolic end of the U.S. military mission in the country.
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Pakistan reopens Afghanistan border crossing held by Taliban
Pakistan on Monday reopened a major southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan that is currently under Taliban control on the Afghan side, Pakistani customs officials said, allowing over 100 trucks carrying goods to cross into Afghanistan.
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US troops withdrawal now 50 percent complete: CENTCOM chief
The US has completed about half of its withdrawal from Afghanistan and remains on track to meet the September 11 deadline to leave, US General Frank McKenzie said on Monday.
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Pentagon Approves New Command Structure in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a new command structure in Afghanistan that includes the transition of US military mission from warfighting to two new objectives: protecting a continuing US diplomatic presence in Kabul and maintaining liaison with the Afghan military, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Friday.
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Pentagon Seeks to Deploy Carrier as Troops Withdraw: US Media
US military officials said the request to deploy an aircraft carrier was sent to the desk of Pentagon Chief Lloyd J. Austin, who is expected to decide soon, The New York Times reported.
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US to 'Keep Pressure' on Daesh, Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: McKenzie
The head of US Central Command, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, said on Sunday that the US will seek to "keep pressure" on Daesh and Al Qaida, the Military Times reported.
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US General Pledges More Air Support to Afghan Forces US General Pledges More Air Support to Afghan Forces
As violence continues to increase in the country, a top US general on Sunday said the United States will continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan National Defense and Security Forces facing Taliban attacks.
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US military says won’t support Afghan forces with airstrikes after pullout
The United States is not planning to support Afghan forces with air strikes after completing withdrawal of its troops from the country, according to a top US general.
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US May Rely on New Bases Near Afghanistan for Future Ops
The United States Central Command as well as American diplomats are working on plans with countries in the region on agreements to base troops and aircraft for counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan after all forces are withdrawn from the country.
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Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’
In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents, a transcript reviewed by Reuters shows.
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20-Year-Long American Presence in Afghanistan Finally Comes to an End
U.S. forces have completed their departure from Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced on Monday, 30th August 2021, officially concluding a two-decade-long war that began shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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CENTCOM Looks to Help Afghan Army Maintain Aircraft After Withdrawal
Kabul (BNA) U.S. Central Command is searching for “innovative” ways to help the Afghan Air Force turn wrenches on their planes after U.S. and coalition forces withdraw from the country, though the command’s boss acknowledges it’s not going to be easy.
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Taliban Killed Over 100 Civilians In Kandahar’s Spin Boldak: MoI
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that the Taliban ousted between 300 and 400 people from their homes and shot dead about 100 people after seizing the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)
