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Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave

Despite unusual bipartisan support in Congress for evacuation of Afghan interpreters and others who helped the U.S., the administration hasn’t agreed to such a move.

4 years 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

4 years ago

State Department orders drawdown at Kabul embassy as US troops leave Afghanistan

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of the U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday the administration remains committed to keeping a functioning embassy in Kabul.

4 years ago

Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process, report says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken also made clear in a letter to Afghanistan's president that the Biden administration continues to consider a “full withdrawal” of the roughly 2,500 U.S. forces in the country by the May 1 deadline negotiated by Trump administration.

4 years ago

Afghan peace talks resume, but path is anything but certain

The priority for the Afghan government, Washington and NATO is a serious reduction in violence leading to a cease fire.

4 years ago

Afghan government, Taliban ready to set agenda for peace talks, US envoy says

The development is significant as it means the warring sides are getting closer to actually starting to negotiate the issues that could end decades of fighting in Afghanistan and determine the country’s post-war future.

4 years ago