A year after Biden’s Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply
Washington DC, US Reuters As weary US military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government steeled themselves for intense public scrutiny into how America’s longest war ended in shambles with the Taliban retaking power. But as the United States marks the first anniversary of the withdrawal […]
UNHCR chief asks world not to forget Afghanistan during Ukraine crisis
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters The dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan should not be forgotten as the world’s attention is focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday ahead of a key donor conference set to take place this month. During a visit to the Afghan capital, UN high […]
Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last year, holding banners pleading for freedom and demanding to be sent to the United States to be resettled. Thousands of Afghans were last year evacuated to […]
Essay: Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, NETA CRAWFORD, co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects – in an article published on The Conversation – on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict…
Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of US nation-building
Reuters Facing sharp criticism over the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it was the best available option to end both the United States’ longest war and decades of fruitless efforts to remake other countries through military force. Biden portrayed the chaotic exit as a logistical success that would have […]
US strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul; Pope calls for prayer
Reuters A US drone strike on Sunday hit a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to attack Kabul airport as US forces worked to complete a withdrawal that will end two decades of military involvement in Afghanistan, US officials said. The strike was the second by the US military since an Islamic State […]
US starts troop withdrawal from Kabul; hits Islamic State with drone attack
Reuters President Joe Biden warned on Saturday that another militant attack was highly likely as US troops began their withdrawal from Kabul airport after a two-week scramble by Washington and its allies to evacuate citizens and at-risk Afghans. As Washington neared the end of its military involvement in the country with the Taliban militants it […]
US braces for more IS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Reuters US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport. Two blasts and gunfire rocked the area outside the airport on Thursday evening, witnesses said. Video shot by Afghan […]
Biden again defends US pullout, West struggles with Afghanistan chaos; Franklin Graham calls for day of prayer
Kabul, Afghanistan/Washington DC, US Reuters Western nations struggled on Friday to ramp up the pace ofevacuations from Afghanistan after reports of Taliban reprisals, as US President Joe Biden insisted that the chaos following the American troop withdrawal had not diminished Washington’s international credibility. Facing a torrent of criticism at home and abroad for his handling of […]
President and diplomats flee as Taliban enter capital; Pope urges dialogue
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on Sunday and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed, bringing the Islamist militants close to taking over the country two decades after they were overthrown by a US-led invasion. As night fell, local television 1TV reported that multiple explosions were heard in the […]