US troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February, in part because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, US and NATO officials said
Senior US military commanders have been discussing options for significantly reducing the US troop presence in Afghanistan earlier than planned, according to several defense officials.
The US President: We are currently working to withdraw our forces from Afghanistan, but if we have to go back, we will
"I have no target" on a date for all US troops to come home from Afghanistan, says @POTUS. "As soon as reasonable."
On Afghanistan @ChiefPentSpox -"I don't have an update for you on the 's or for any specific meeting with @POTUS I think it's been clear for some time that the US has been looking at different options & how we're going to continue with our presence"
325,000 Afghan refugees returned home over past four months: ministry
9 month agoA probe team led by Iran's deputy FM Mohsin Baharwand today met with Haneef Atmar, Afghanistan's acting foreign minister, to discuss issues around the investigation of the border incident, MoFA said in a statement
9 month agoTaliban emir's Eid message continues to be distributed among civilians across Afghanistan
9 month agoMother, 3 children killed in Kandahar roadside blast
Afghanitsn government released first 100 Taliban prisoners
Afghan Ministry of Health: 591 new cases of coronavirus registered, bringing the total to 11,171
So far 36 people have died of the coronavirus in Herat and 203 others have recovered, local health officials said, adding that 134 are under treatment, 7 of whom are in critical condition
9 month agoISKP claimed that its militants had fired 5 rockets at an international coalition base of Bagram in Kabul,
India welcomes the three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan, expressing hope that this ceasefire will extend further and become permanent so the country can better cope with the coronavirus pandemic and pave the way for durable peace
9 month agoANDSF presence in Zabul on the occasion of Eid
9 month agoTwo rockets were fired towards Bagram Airfield but were thwarted by the defense system of the airport, a local official said
Artillery round hit Garday Salaw, a village in Alishang district in Laghman province. At least FOUR children killed. At least SEVEN people ( civilians ) wounded, TRIBAL ELDERs in Laghman province tells
Ghani says he welcomes the Taliban announcement on the ceasefire and that all Afghan national defense and security forces are observing the ceasefire
Ghani says the Taliban prisoner release will be expedited and will move forward
9 month agoAl-Emarah claimed surrender of alleged Arbaki militia member (Zia-ul-Haq) in Chaharsada, Ghor
9 month agoHouse of a pro-govt militia commander in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh was targeted by IED on Saturday. No casualties were reported
9 month agoAl-Emarah released video from the site of the mosque in Kunduz that was destroyed recently in airstrikes. Afghanistan
The Afghan president welcomes the Taliban's announcement of a ceasefire and orders the security forces to abide by him throughout the days of Eid al-Fitr
9 month agoLarge quantity of weapons seized by ANDSF in Herat and several crime-related arrests made.
9 month agoANDSF during recent ops in Herat
9 month ago146 Afghan Civilians Killed Since Ramadan Start: ONSC
President Ghani in a tweet sends his condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives in the PIA plane crash in Karachi. "Afghans stand with you in this moment of grief," he says
9 month agoIMAGES from the site of the pylon near Charikar, in Parwan that was damaged. ANDSF also found more explosive planted nearby. Afghanistan
9 month agoTaliban claim 20 defections of alleged soldiers/policemen in Baghlan province
Afghan MoD reports airstrikes in Khwaja Ghar, Takhar, claiming 14 Taliban militants were killed and 4 wounded