Posts Tagged: US troops Afghanistan
Bomb Blast Kills University Professor in Afghan Capital: Police
A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days after...
Experts Fear US Troop Removal From Afghanistan and Iraq Could Further Embolden Iran
JNS.org - The Pentagon, prompted by US President Donald Trump, ordered a drawdown this week of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a move that...
Trump to Cut Troop Levels in Afghanistan, but Stops Short of Full Withdrawal
President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of US forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, stopping...
Trump Denies Being Told About Russian Bounties to Kill US Troops in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill US troops...
Trump Says Wants Full Afghanistan Pullout, but Hasn’t Set Target Date
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan, but added that he had not set a target...
With Eye on Afghanistan Talks, Trump Vows to Stop ‘Endless Wars’
President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday his administration had accelerated talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan and would be able to reduce US...
Senate Rebukes Trump, Advances Measure on Syria Troops
In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops...
McConnell to Introduce Amendment Refuting US Troop Withdrawal in Syria
JNS.org - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to introduce an amendment to warn against a “precipitous withdrawal” of troops from Syria or Afghanistan. Speaking...
US Plans for More Than 5,000 Troops to be Withdrawn From Afghanistan
President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more than 5,000 of the 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan, a US official said on Thursday, in the...
Taliban Says Trump’s Open-Ended Afghanistan War Strategy Means ‘Graveyard for the American Empire’
President Donald Trump committed US troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed on Tuesday but which Taliban insurgents warned...
Trump to Unveil Afghanistan Strategy in Televised Address
President Donald Trump will give a nationally televised address Monday night to unveil his strategy for the long-running war in Afghanistan, the White House said,...
The Afghanistan Quagmire: Time for an Exit Strategy
Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to...
