Latest "War in Afghanistan" stories

Top US general in the Mideast to recommend post-withdrawal plan for Afghanistan

Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, said negotiations with Afghanistan's neighbors for overflight rights and troop basing are “moving forward” but will take time.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

22 months ago

Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan

Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan, argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

23 months ago

DoD stays mum on regional troop presence plans after Afghanistan withdrawal

Military officials say they will be able to respond to terrorism threats in Afghanistan even without troops on the ground there, but details are scarce.

By Leo Shane III

23 months ago

We must evacuate our wartime Afghan allies

President Biden must evacuate our Afghan wartime allies to Guam while they await visas, says the author of this commentary.

By Matt Zeller

23 months ago

The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: ‘Afghanistan Is Like a Member of My Family’

As U.S. troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, an Army spouse shares her perspective on a country she’s come to know and love through her husband’s many deployments and the toll the war there has taken on her life.

By Military Times staff

23 months ago

US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout

Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

23 months ago