Us Withdrawal From Afghanistan

With Taliban on rampage, US looks to evacuate interpreters, translators from Afghanistan; who said what on troop withdrawal

US president Joe Biden has been facing tremendous pressure from lawmakers in both parties to come up with a plan to help evacuate Afghan military helpers before the US troop withdrawal on 31 August

US and NATO troops leave Afghanistan's Bagram signalling complete withdrawal of foreign forces after 20 years

Bagram Air Base served as the linchpin for US operations in the country, where the long war against Taliban and its allies was fought with air strikes

Kabul blasts: At least 8 killed, 31 injured in series of rocket explosions in Afghan capital ahead of Pompeo's visit

The explosions hit various parts of central and north Kabul, including in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses embassies and international firms

Imran Khan vows to help stem bloodshed in Afghanistan by pushing for ceasefire between Taliban, Afghan forces

The Pakistan prime minister's maiden visit to Kabul comes amid surging violence across Afghanistan that has worsened despite Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban launching peace talks in the Qatari capital Doha in September

Afghan peace talks: US-Taliban meeting to focus on counter-terrorism ops, troops withdrawal, dialogue and ceasefire

An American delegation led by Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding marathon meetings in Doha, Qatar with a high-level Taliban team led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Afghan president-elect says women to hold offices in govt, SC

Ghani Ahmadzai said in a statement that he is committed to ensuring that women are well represented in government and the education and economic sectors.

Taliban will 'test Afghanistan' after US withdraws troops: US commander

The Taliban will test the Afghan forces next year with an onslaught of fighters and attacks, hoping to capitalize on the dwindling US and coalition troops in the country.

Afghanistan election audit to resume today

The audit of more than 8 million votes is likely to take weeks, stalling an already much-delayed announcement of a new president to replace Hamid Karzai

Kerry to hold talks with Afghan leaders over election dispute

Kerry's objective is to convince both candidates to hold off on declaring victory or forming a government until the UN can conduct an audit allegations of fraud in the voting.

Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to broker talks over election dispute

Worried that the country's political transition could be thrown into chaos and fearing a possible power grab, Kerry rushed to Kabul after three days of meetings in Beijing on security, political and economic issues.