Aug 12 U.S. sends 3,000 troops to Kabul to evacuate some embassy staff By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday the Army and Marine forces will enter Afghanistan within the next two days to assist at the Kabul airport with the partial embassy evacuation. Continue reading
Aug 12 Taliban take Afghanistan's third-largest city in onslaught By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The latest advance further squeezed the country's embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission there. The seizure of Herat on Thursday marks the biggest prize yet for the Taliban. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing new criminal charges In our news wrap Wednesday, jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing new criminal charges ahead of elections next month, crews in northern California encounter new flare-ups from the Dixie Fire, dozens of fires raging in Algeria have now… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 8:34 The Taliban now control two-thirds of Afghanistan. How did it happen so quickly? The Taliban on Wednesday seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local military headquarters in northern Afghanistan. The insurgents now hold some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after decades of war. Bill… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: A surge in COVID-19 infections is pushing hospitals to the breaking point In our news wrap Tuesday, Hospitals and medical staff are overwhelmed in some parts of the country as COVID infections continue to rise, the Taliban claimed they have captured a seventh provincial capital in Afghanistan, much of the northern Caribbean… Continue watching
Aug 10 Six EU nations want migrants forced back to Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Six European Union countries want the forced deportation of migrants back to Afghanistan to continue despite the government in Kabul suspending such “non-voluntary returns.”… Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: White House says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan 'not inevitable' By Associated Press The White House defended its decision to pull out American forces and end the U.S. war in Afghanistan by the end of the month as the situation rapidly deteriorates and the Taliban accelerates its gains across the country. Continue reading
Aug 10 U.S. vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force By Kathy Gannon, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press A US peace envoy has brought a warning to the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 9:02 Afghan security forces teeter on the brink of collapse amid Taliban onslaught Ever since the Biden administration announced it was withdrawing military forces from Afghanistan by September, the security situation has deteriorated as the Taliban have stepped up their attacks. The insurgent group's rapid assault captured two more provincial capitals Monday, and… Continue watching
Aug 09 Pakistan official says a protracted Afghan war would be 'nightmare scenario' By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Pakistan's national security advisor says a protracted war in neighboring Afghanistan is Pakistan's "nightmare scenario." He also slammed relentless blaming of Islamabad for the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. Continue reading