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Afghan capital on high alert over US failure to meet troop withdrawal deadline By Saturday May 01, 2021 An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. Photo: Reuters/File  US President Joe Biden had announced last month that forces would stay in the country for months beyond May and withdraw by September 11.  Security source says city has been placed on "high alert". Taliban spokesman says passing dead...

U.S. Army General Scott Miller's comments followed what a U.S. forces spokesman described as "ineffective indirect fire" at an airfield in Kandahar that had caused no injuries or damage. The Taliban did not immediately respond to request for comment on whether it was involved in the incident.

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters.

606 An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters Kabul, April 30 Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all US forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. The US State Department gave no immediate response to Reuters over ...

As United States prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:23 PM IST Share Synopsis Since United States struck a deal with the Taliban in February 2020, paving the way for America to end its longest war, there have been no U.S. combat deaths, and there have been only isolated attacks on U.S. bases. Instead, the Taliban intensified attacks on Afghan government forces, and civilian casualties have spiralled. Reuters An Afghan Nation...

As US prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans Since United States struck a deal with Taliban in February 2020 there have been no US combat deaths Reuters April 30, 2021 Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all US forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. The US State Departm...

Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all US forces by May 1. — AP/File Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all US forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reu...

Asia PacificEXCLUSIVE As U.S. prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans Charlotte GreenfieldAbdul Sediqi 5 minute read An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal...

08:43 EDT, 30 April 2021 By Rupam Jain, Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. The U.S. State Department gave no immediate response to Reuters over the existence of any such documen...

Jakub Jakóbowski, Senior Fellow, Centre for Eastern Studies Tamás Matura, Assistant Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest Chaired by Oertel, Director, Asia Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations Europe is recalibrating its relationship with China. The growing scepticism about the future trajectory of the relationship is accelerated by the controversial Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as well the most recent sanctions via-a-vis China. At the same time, the EU’s new...