The United States Armed Forces are scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by August 31, 2021, concluding Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. The US and allied forces invaded and occupied the country in 2001 following the 11 September attacks, with the resulting war becoming the US’s longest military engagement.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a ...
U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice that's prompted outrage behind...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliba...
The Pentagon says a number of service members were also wounded in the attack. A hospital says at least 60 people have arrived with injuries at the facility. Here's what we know right now.
President Biden has decades of experience in foreign policy, but the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is his first major foreign policy crisis as president.
The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline flights to help with the United States' evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, which has been chaotic as thousands are desperate to leave the country after the Taliban swiftly took cont...