‘This is going to be a test now of the will and leadership of the Afghan people,’ says Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Bill Nemitz: God help ‘Johnny Pockets,’ wherever he may be
As the U.S. military pulls out of Afghanistan, what awaits those who risked their lives to help us?
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Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31
Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country.
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Biden vows to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped U.S.
The administration has begun to identify a group of interpreters to be relocated before the military completes its drawdown by September.
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NATO leaders will bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit
The meeting is bound to renew questions about whether NATO’s most ambitious operation ever was worth it.
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Pentagon officials offer Congress few answers on Afghanistan pullout
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.
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General says U.S. may train Afghan forces in other countries
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.
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Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops from Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
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.
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U.S. to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
The date is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country.
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New killings deepen Afghan journalists’ fear of assassination
Three young women employed by a TV station were gunned down this week in Jalalabad.