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Biden vows to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped U.S.

by AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

The administration has begun to identify a group of interpreters to be relocated before the military completes its drawdown by September.

Nation & World

NATO leaders will bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit

by LORNE COOK Associated Press June 13, 2021June 13, 2021

The meeting is bound to renew questions about whether NATO’s most ambitious operation ever was worth it.

Nation & World

Pentagon officials offer Congress few answers on Afghanistan pullout

by LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Members of the House Armed Services Committee express frustration as they seek details on how the U.S. will keep the terrorist threat from re-emerging there.

Nation & World

General says U.S. may train Afghan forces in other countries

by ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press May 6, 2021

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledges that continuing without American support on the ground ‘will be a challenge’ for the Afghans as they try to hold off Taliban insurgents.

Nation & World

Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during U.S. withdrawal

by ROBERT BURNS Associated Press April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

President Biden’s decision to proceed with a final but delayed pullout adds a new element of security risk as the remaining 2,500 to 3,500 American troops begin departing.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: As Biden declares an end to the ‘forever war,’ the Taliban declare victory

by The Dallas Morning News April 24, 2021April 23, 2021

We fear that peace is the last thing we’ll see in Afghanistan any time soon.

Nation & World

Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops from Afghanistan revive extremist threat?

by ROBERT BURNS Associated Press April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Analysis: The president is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.

Nation & World, News, Politics

After 20 years in Afghanistan, U.S. troops coming home, Biden says

by Anne Gearan, Karen DeYoung and Tyler Pager The Washington Post April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

The president’s decision also means the end of a long mission for NATO and other allied forces that entered the fight at the request of the United States.