Pentagon Presses Ahead With Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Despite Law Barring It

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an unannounced visit to U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Reuters
January 11, 2021 5:50 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has not halted a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters on Monday, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of the risks.

High-Tech American Military Equipment Lost in Afghanistan

IG report: Lost equipment could end up in terrorist hands

Adam Kredo
December 18, 2020 10:25 AM

The Defense Department lost advanced military gear sent to bolster coalition forces in Afghanistan, heightening the risk that this proprietary equipment falls into the hands of terrorist forces still operating in the war-torn country, according to a new government oversight report.

Pompeo Meets Taliban Leaders Ahead of Planned U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha

Adam Kredo
November 22, 2020 9:00 AM

DOHA, Qatar—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a daylong round of talks with Gulf Arab leaders and representatives from the Taliban on Saturday, conversations that come as the United States moves to pull its troops out of war-torn Afghanistan.

In Parting Gift to Libs and Terrorists, Trump Accelerates Obama’s Middle-East Surrender

Andrew Stiles
November 17, 2020 4:35 PM

Not content with losing an election, President Donald J. Trump is also attempting to lose a war before returning to private life and launching his 2024 campaign. In one of his final acts as president, Trump will accelerate the Obama administration's surrender in Afghanistan and Iraq.

American Airstrikes Take Down 12 al-Qaeda and Taliban Operators

Jack Beyrer
October 27, 2020 1:40 PM

American airstrikes have killed a dozen al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Syria and Afghanistan since Thursday.

Sources: Trump Nominees for Afghanistan and Germany Ambassadors ’Not Confirmable’

Ruger, Macgregor are favorites of the anti-Israel right

Adam Kredo
September 11, 2020 6:20 PM

The Trump administration's ambassadorial nominees to Afghanistan and Germany will not be approved by Senate Republicans, according to three congressional aides who cite the nominees’ isolationist and anti-Israel views.

Marine General: Taliban Violence Sets Region on ‘Dangerous Path’

Jack Beyrer
July 17, 2020 4:00 PM

The top general of the United States Central Command warned of declining prospects for long-term peace in Afghanistan in an interview with NPR Friday morning.

Taliban Wage Deadly New Campaign in Afghanistan

Jack Beyrer
July 13, 2020 3:50 PM

The Taliban attacked an Afghan intelligence complex in the northern city of Aybak, leaving at least 40 casualties, according to a Monday New York Times report.

U.S. to Reduce Afghan Aid by $1 Billion After Pompeo Fails to Break Impasse

Reuters
March 24, 2020 1:29 PM

DOHA/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.-led peace effort.

Pompeo Strives to Salvage Stalled Afghanistan Peace Effort

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Kabul

Reuters
March 23, 2020 6:58 PM

DOHA/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought on Monday to salvage a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, meeting with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul to try to end a feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe.