Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await US help in Tajikistan WASHINGTON: A US-trained Afghan pilot was talking to Reuters on a smuggled cellphone from Tajikistan, where he is... Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am
Print Biden cites Afghan military, Trump role in messy exit WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday rejected criticism of his decision to stick to a deadline to pull out of... Updated 01 Sep, 2021 12:17pm
Opinion Anti-Taliban resistance As the full impact and import of the US-led west’s departure from Afghanistan unfolds, there is no dearth of... Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am
Print Afghan military plane crashes in Uzbekistan TERMEZ, (Uzbekistan): An Afghan military plane has crashed in Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country’s defence... Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:29am
Opinion Hard choices President Biden inherited a bad deal which diminished his bargaining power over Afghanistan pullout. And now... Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am
Opinion Weapon seizures 'massive boon' for Taliban as cities fall The United States spent billions supplying the Afghan military with the tools to defeat the Taliban, but the rapid... Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am
World Kabul not facing 'imminent threat': Pentagon Acknowledges concerns but makes clear that the United States believes that the Afghan military was now responsible Published 14 Aug, 2021 12:00am
World Taliban near gates of Kabul as embassies prepare for evacuations Evacuation orders come as the Taliban took control of Kandahar -- the nation's second-biggest city -- in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territories in government hands Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:36pm
World How do the Afghan forces and the Taliban compare? The combat forces available on any given day are likely around 180,000, according to an estimate by Jonathan Schroden of military think tank CNA Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:02am
World Afghan forces face intense Taliban test as foreign troops leave And the latest Taliban offensives have dealt further psychological damage Published 04 Aug, 2021 09:59am