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 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
May 17 Watch 12:30 Afghanistan ‘ready’ for Taliban violence after US withdrawal, Afghan president says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Ali Rogin, Layla Quran There has been continuous carnage in Afghanistan. Last week, more than 200 people were killed, many at a girls school in Kabul. The violence comes as the U.S. and NATO are withdrawing troops, scheduled to be gone completely by September. Continue watching
May 09 Watch 6:49 Afghanistan’s bomb attack exposes nation’s ethnic and religious fissures By PBS NewsHour The death toll from Saturday’s car bomb attack on a girls’ school in a minority Shiite neighborhood in Kabul has crossed 50 and at least 100 people have been injured. While no one has taken responsibility for the attack, the… Continue watching
May 06 U.S. sends more warplanes to protect pullout from Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials said before the withdrawal began that they expected the Taliban to attempt to interfere, even as the insurgents continue pressuring government forces, especially in Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 10:50 As peace talks with the Taliban stall, deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan looms By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie Last February, former President Trump made a deal with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1st, 2021. After two decades of partnership with the U.S. and its NATO allies, foreign forces are preparing to go home,… Continue watching
Feb 19 Pentagon chief urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press In his first press conference as defense secretary, Lloyd Austin says progress toward a durable peace in Afghanistan and an end to U.S. military involvement there depends on the Taliban reducing attacks. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:01 Afghan warlords and militias fill the security vacuum left by a weak central government By Jane Ferguson, Emily Kassie Afghan security forces are strained to the limit and unable to stop rampant violence fracturing the country, as fighting has intensified between government forces and the Taliban. With the U.S. preparing to withdraw its troops, warlords and militias have been… Continue watching