afghan war

Those left in Afghanistan complain of broken US promises

September 3, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Even in the final days of Washington’s chaotic airlift in Afghanistan, Javed Habibi was getting phone calls from the U.S. government promising that the green card holder from Richmond, Virginia, his wife […]

Defiant Biden is face of chaotic Afghan evacuation

August 18, 2021 Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war’s chaotic, violent conclusion. The president fought that reality Monday […]

Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan decision

August 16, 2021 Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Striking a defiant tone, President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan as he acknowledged the “gut-wrenching” images coming out of the […]

Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai

August 12, 2021 Isabel Debre, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s war in Afghanistan now find themselves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get home. […]

Pompeo: Afghan fight against Taliban ‘a matter of will’

July 19, 2021 Stephen Groves, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he believes Afghan forces can secure the country as the U.S. withdraws, but success will depend on whether they have the will to […]

Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory

July 9, 2021 Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

MOSCOW — The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-battered country. The […]

Taliban wins close consulates; Tajikistan reinforces border

July 7, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close their consulates in the region, while across the border in Tajikistan, reservists are being called up to reinforce […]

US forces left Afghan airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander

July 6, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans’ […]

US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years

July 2, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, […]