Search

US troops in Afghanistan begin packing gear in pullout prep 04/22/2021 12:53pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start of the final phase of its military pullout from Afghanistan, a U.S. Defense Department official said Thursday. The pullout under U.S. President Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan 04/22/2021 03:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future. A collection of 33 artifacts seized from a New York-based art dealer who authorities say was one of the world's most prolific smugglers of antiquiti US-backed Afghan peace meeting postponed as Taliban balk 04/21/2021 09:57am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An upcoming international peace conference that was meant to move Afghanistan's warring sides to a power-sharing deal and ensure an orderly U.S. exit from the country has been postponed, its sponsors announced Wednesday. They cited a lack of prospects for meaningful progr General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder 04/20/2021 02:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterterrorism threats in Afghanistan once all American troops are withdrawn. Gen. Frank McKenzie, he On foreign policy decisions, Biden faces drag of pragmatism 04/17/2021 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden this past week found himself in search of a foreign policy sweet spot: somewhere between pulling a screeching U-turn on four years of Trumpism and cautiously approaching the world as it is. In recent days, Biden has piled new sanctions on Russia, announced he US likely to up Afghanistan force to ensure safe drawdown 04/16/2021 06:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will likely increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily over the coming weeks and months in order to fulfill President Joe Biden's order to safely withdraw all forces from the country by Sept. 11, the Pentagon said Friday. Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby d Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal 04/15/2021 11:24am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America's longest war. Blinken sought to assur US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan 04/15/2021 10:57am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Biden administration’s surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 appears to strip the Taliban and the Afghan government of considerable leverage and could ramp up pressure on them to reach a peace deal. The Taliban and Afghan gov Australia to withdraw last 80 troops from Afghanistan 04/15/2021 01:58am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia would complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies, the prime minister said Thursday. Australia’s contribution to the NATO-led mission had once exceeded 15,000 personnel, but only 80 remain. “In Editorial Roundup: US 04/14/2021 08:51pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 14 The Chicago Tribune on the federal pause of administering the Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine: Blood clots in veins that drain blood from the brain can lead to alarming strokelike results. The symptoms can be s Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end 'forever war' 04/14/2021 07:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the "forever war” in Afghanistan, declaring that the Sept. 11 terror attacks of 20 years ago cannot justify American forces still dying in the nation's longest war. His plan is to pull out all Americ AP PHOTOS: Sacrifice, sorrow: 20 years of war in Afghanistan 04/14/2021 04:55pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a withdrawal of all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September, about 20 years after the start of a war provoked by the deadliest terror assault on the United States. Biden’s plan, announced Wednesday, is to pull out all the Am NATO to match US troop pullout from Afghanistan 04/14/2021 04:17pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance has agreed to withdraw its roughly 7,000 non-American forces from Afghanistan to match U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all American troops from the country starting on May 1. Stoltenberg said the full withdrawal would be White House: Jill Biden 'tolerated' medical procedure 'well' 04/14/2021 09:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden had a “common medical procedure” on Wednesday, came through it “well” and was expected to resume her normal schedule, the White House said. President Joe Biden accompanied his wife to an outpatient center near the campus of George Washington University. No fur Kennedy Center announces impressive theater lineup for upcoming season 04/14/2021 02:07am • Theater fans finally have something to look forward to after a year of closures. The Kennedy Center announced its theater lineup for the 2021-2022 season. “I am elated to announce what is perhaps one of our most important theater seasons ever at the Kennedy Center as we return with such