As bullets from a Taliban machine gun ricocheted through the street below, an Afghan soldier wearing an “I Heart Kabul” T-shirt took a brief rest. “There has been fighting day and night.”
Category: Afghan National Security Forces
Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2021
At least 139 pro-government forces and 44 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Day 1 of the End of the U.S. War in Afghanistan
The scenes over the weekend were almost as if a trillion-dollar effort had morphed into a garage sale.
Afghan Blast on Eve of U.S. Pullout Deadline Kills at Least 21
If the blast was the work of the Taliban, as the Afghan government asserts, it would be the most overt signal yet that the peace deal is off.
US Military Begins Final Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The top American commander, Gen. Austin S. Miller, says he is often asked whether the Afghan forces are ready to fight the Taliban alone. His answer? ‘They must be ready.’
U.S. Military Begins Final Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The top American commander, Gen. Austin S. Miller, says he is often asked whether the Afghan forces are ready to fight the Taliban alone. His answer? ‘They must be ready.’
War, Peace and Taliban Spreadsheets
The Taliban have been recording and contesting every perceived U.S. violation of the troop withdrawal deal.
The Crucial Questions for Afghanistan
What will happen to women and minorities? Can the Afghan president hold on to power? These and other pressing questions face a fearful country as the United States military withdraws.
Biden to Withdraw All Combat Troops From Afghanistan by Sept. 11
After years of arguing against an extended military presence in Afghanistan, President Biden is doing things his way, with the deadline for withdrawal set for the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2021
At least 64 pro-government forces and 17 civilians were killed in Afghanistan so far this month.