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Taliban capture key dam in Kandahar as fighting rages across Afghanistan
May 06, 2021 16:19The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam after fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar as militants step up raids around the war-torn country following a missed US troop withdrawal deadline for May 1.
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Clinton warns of “huge consequences” over Biden’s Afghanistan drawdown plan
May 04, 2021 01:02Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of "huge consequences" over Joe Biden administration's decision to withdraw American troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Clinton warns of “huge consequences” over Biden’s Afghanistan drawdown plan
May 03, 2021 09:38Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of "huge consequences" over Joe Biden administration's decision to withdraw American troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Blinken says US troop pullout from Afghanistan ‘doesn’t mean we’re leaving’
May 03, 2021 03:21As the United States officially begins pulling out its troops from war-torn Afghanistan in what President Joe Biden has claimed ending “the forever war”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there will still be US presence in Afghanistan even after the American troop pullout is completed.
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Deadly fire engulfs dozens of tankers, trucks in Afghan capital
May 02, 2021 08:52At least nine Afghan people have lost their lives and 14 others sustained injuries after major fire set dozens of fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles ablaze in the capital, Kabul.
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Major airfield comes under attack as US formally begins withdrawing from Afghanistan
May 02, 2021 07:31A major international airfield in Afghanistan has come under attack as the United States officially begins pulling out its troops from the country in what President Joe Biden has called ending “the forever war.”
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27 people killed, dozens wounded in bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan
May 01, 2021 01:55At least 27 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a powerful vehicle-borne bomb went off in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Logar, local officials say.
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US, NATO begin Afghanistan pullout as Taliban vow forced eviction
Apr 30, 2021 06:54The US and NATO troops have started to withdraw from Afghanistan, the White House and several alliance officials say, amid a reported surge in Taliban attacks.
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US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Officials
Apr 30, 2021 03:31The US military has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after about twenty years of war on the impoverished country, according to several American military officials.
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US orders non-essential staff out of embassy in Afghan capital due to 'threats'
Apr 28, 2021 05:26The United States has ordered non-essential staff at its embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to leave due to alleged threats, as the Pentagon prepares to begin a complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.