Approximately 2,500 Afghans have applied for special visas. The first group of Afghanis being evacuated amid threats to their lives for helping U.S. troops during the war is…
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Pentagon Admits Taliban Wants Military Victory
U.S. still hopes for a political, diplomatic solution. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said they acknowledge that the Taliban is seeking a military victory in Afghanistan, not a peace…
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Afghanistan Security Deteriorating, Says Pentagon
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby gives interview This past week, a Taliban negotiator claimed, at a news conference in Moscow, that the group now controls 85% of Afghanistan.…
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U.S. Transfers Bagram Airfield to Afghan Military
Withdraw from major strategic holding after 20 years. The U.S. military marked a major step in its mission to withdraw from Afghanistan when it transferred control of the…
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Plans to Evacuate Afghan Allies Finalized
Efforts made to protect interpreters, drivers and others at risk once U.S. leaves Afghanistan. With the military’s September deadline for full withdrawal from Afghanistan moving closer, President Biden’s…
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President Biden to Meet with Afghan President
Meeting scheduled as Taliban violence increases, U.S. troops withdraw. President Joe Biden is preparing to meet with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House on Friday. The…
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First Biden-Putin Summit Positive, U.S. President Says
“I did what I came to do,” President Biden said. According to reports from both men, Presidents Biden and Putin achieved a great deal during their summit in…
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China may Fill Middle East Gap as U.S. Departs
CENTCOM commander voices concern over possible power vacuum. Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, recently expressed the concern the U.S. has regarding the…
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As Troops Withdraw, Taliban Attacks
Thousands of Afghans flee their homes. As the U.S. continues to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, violence by the Taliban has increased. Thousands of Afghans have fled their…
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U.S. Military Removing Equipment from Afghanistan
60 planeloads of gear have been removed from the country. The Pentagon is coordinating the removal or destruction of equipment and gear as the United States military goes…
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