Taliban reject claims of ‘summary killings’ of ex-security forces
Afghanistan's Taliban government on Sunday rejected condemnation by Western nations over dozens of alleged "summary killings" of former security force ...
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Afghan army collapse took US by ‘surprise’: Pentagon chief
Top US military leaders acknowledged Tuesday that the Taliban's rapid takeover in Afghanistan took them by surprise and expressed concern ...
CIA chief held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul: Washington Post
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani ...
Taliban Take Kabul, U.S. Troops Arrive to Facilitate Departures
Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban, and U.S. troops now in the country are working to secure Hamid Karzai International ...
‘War is over’: Taliban in control of Afghanistan as tense calm grips Kabul
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan over after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul while Western nations ...
US to send 3,000 troops to Kabul airport to pull out embassy staff
The United States said Thursday it was sending 3,000 troops to the international airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul immediately to ...
US frustration mounts over Afghan failure to halt Taliban
The failure of Afghan security forces to blunt the advance of the Taliban has left US officials deeply frustrated after ...
Two more cities fall to Taliban as thousands flee northern Afghanistan
The Taliban seized two more Afghan cities Tuesday -- including one just 200 kilometres (125 miles) from Kabul -- as ...
Tajikistan tests combat readiness as Taliban advances
Tajikistan on Thursday checked the combat readiness of its armed forces in the biggest such exercise in the country's history ...
US could slow pullout from Afghanistan: Pentagon
The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taliban insurgents, Pentagon ...
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