AfghanistanUnited States relations

Headlines

Trump Lets Pentagon Set Afghanistan Troop Levels

President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said...

Headlines

Angry Kabul Protest Over Deadly Truck Bombing

Afghan police fired aerial gunshots and water cannon Friday to stop dozens of protesters from marching on the...

International

China ‘crippled CIA By Killing US Sources’

Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times...

Headlines

NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...

Headlines

NATO Could Boost Afghanistan Mission

NATO is considering boosting its troop strength again in Afghanistan, where it is helping the military in the fight...

Headlines

IS Afghanistan Leader Likely Killed

US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week,...

International

Afghan Military Would Support More Foreign Troops, Official Says

The Afghan Defense Ministry welcomed on Friday suggestions by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan that...

International

Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years,...