Jun 30 Watch 4:48 Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns the country could descend into civil war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. is on the verge of completing a unilateral and unconditional withdrawal from Afghanistan nearly 20 years after it invaded, and the outgoing U.S. military commander has delivered a new stark warning about the future of the country: the… Continue watching
Jun 29 U.S. to leave Bagram after nearly 20 years By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press In just a matter of days, the last U.S. soldiers will depart the Bagram Airfield base. Once the Americans are gone, the Afghan military will take over Bagram as part of its continuing fight against the Taliban. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:36 Biden wants to leave some U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban isn’t happy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Friday at the White House, President Joe Biden met with Afghanistan’s leaders, just weeks before the U.S. completes withdrawing almost all of its forces. There was a lot on the agenda: finalizing plans on how many U.S. troops to keep… Continue watching
Jun 25 WATCH: Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The leaders' visit to Washington comes as the Biden administration has stepped up plans for withdrawal ahead of the president's Sept. 11 deadline to end a nearly 20-year old war that has come with a breathtaking enormous cost. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 9:18 Taliban gains Afghan territory, may seek ‘complete return to power’ amid US withdrawal By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military will soon complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But the Afghan government is under constant attack from the Taliban and is struggling to hold onto its territory. This past weekend saw some of… Continue watching
Jun 21 Taliban take key Afghanistan district, bringing militants closer to provincial capital By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Taliban militants were within a kilometer (mile) of Kunduz, the provincial capital but had not entered into the city, although there were reports of small bands of Taliban near the outskirts. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:47 3 issues that will test US partnerships with EU allies By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran President Joe Biden will meet European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. After the fractious relationship between former President Trump and many of those same leaders, Biden has been hailed as a fresh start by many of them. But issues… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 10:11 Afghan allies ‘begging’ for their lives, face Taliban attacks amid US withdrawal By Jane Ferguson During the 20-year American war in Afghanistan, thousands of locals worked for, and with, the United States. As the U.S. departs, many of them are left in profound danger. Earlier this year, Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson profiled a decorated Afghan… Continue watching
Jun 14 Turkey seeks U.S. support to maintain troops in Afghanistan By Associated Press Speaking at the end of a NATO summit on Monday, Erdogan also said Turkey was seeking Pakistan and Hungary's involvement in a new mission in Afghanistan following the departure of U.S.-led NATO force. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: U.S. begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is telling Congress that the U.S. military has already begun conducting combat operations and surveillance in Afghanistan from outside the country's borders, as the troop withdrawal continues. Continue reading