NBC News: The Pentagon recently began drawing up plans for an abrupt withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in case President Donald Trump surprises military leaders by ordering an immediate drawdown as he did in Syria, three current and former defense officials said. The contingency planning is ongoing, the officials said, and includes the possibility that Trump
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 22, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Officials in northern Afghanistan say Taliban insurgents have stormed a security outpost in Kunduz province, killing at least 17 policemen and injuring several others. The late night deadly raid in the Ali Abad district of the troubled Kunduz province also killed the police base commander, a
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 21, 2019 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The top American commander in Afghanistan revealed Monday the size of U.S. troop force in the country has quietly been reduced by 2,000 over the last year, insisting remaining military personnel are still capable of reaching their stated objectives. The revelation by Gen. Austin Scott
Press TV October 20, 2019 The European Union (EU) says there is a chance for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, despite renewed violence in the country after the collapse of talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban militant group. “It’s the right moment and the right opportunity to maybe go one step beyond a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 20, 2019 U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has arrived in the Afghan capital on his first trip to that country since taking over as Pentagon chief in July, possibly signaling fresh U.S. efforts to end the longest war in U.S. history. He will reportedly meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 19, 2019 Funerals were held in eastern Afghanistan on October 19 for victims of a bombing a day earlier at a mosque that killed at least 69 people during Friday Prayers. The mosque in the village of Chodari in Nangarhar Province was full of worshippers at the time of the
Press TV October 18, 2019 At least 62 worshippers have been killed and more than 100 injured in bomb explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers. The spokesman for Nangarhar’s provincial governor, Attaullah Khogyani, said there were multiple blasts from explosives placed inside the mosque in the Jawdara area of Haska Mena
Tolo News: Former Vice President Mohammad Younus Qanooni on Thursday said that the Taliban are implementing the policies of foreigners under the pretext of resisting foreign aggression and protecting Islam, but these are “vacant slogans.” He suggested that any effort to bring peace to the country should be carried out by the Afghan government. Click here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 17, 2019 The United Nations said that an “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July to September, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The UN said in a report on October 17 that the 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured amount to a 42 percent increase over
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 16, 2019 At least three police officers were killed and about 36 people, including 20 children, were wounded when a vehicle bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Afghanistan on October 16. The explosion near the police headquarters in the Alishang district of Laghman Province also partially destroyed a