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By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 27, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan – The drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has encouraged the Taliban’s belief that they are closer than ever to victory, analysts and fighters said, one year after a deal was signed with the militant group meant to bring peace to the country. On Feb. 29, U.S. and Taliban representatives gathered in Doha, Qatar, to sign an agreement that would allow for the withdrawal of American troops in exchange fo...

Wave of violence in the capital raises fears of worse to come if US troops withdraw in May as agreed with the Taliban

US Pullout Will Ground Afghan Air Forces in Months: Report The Afghan air force won’t be able to fly effective combat missions within months if the few remaining allied advisers leave, a report to Congress by the Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel said, according to Stars and Stripes.  Almost 94% of NATO’s Train Advise Assist Command-Air personnel tasked with helping build Afghanistan’s air force have already left the country over the last nine months, according ...

By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 19, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan air force, a key factor in the government’s ability to keep Taliban insurgents at bay, won’t be able to fly effective combat missions within months if the few remaining allied advisers leave, a new report said. Almost 94% of NATO’s Train Advise Assist Command-Air personnel, tasked with helping build Afghanistan’s air force, have already left the country over the last nine months, a rep...

The blast occurred at a bombmaking course in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province.

Al-Qaeda Gaining Strength With Help of Taliban: Report 2021-01-27 190 1 minute read Kabul (BNA) The US Treasury Department has issued a memo stating al-Qaeda is “gaining strength” in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s “protection”. In answer to inquiries from the US Department of Defense’s Lead Inspector General on illicit terrorism financing, the US Treasury Department also stated that despite the US-Taliban deal signed in February last year that calls for the Taliban to cut ties w...

The Taliban's head of its political office, Mullah Baradar Akhand and an accompanying delegation arrived in Iran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials. The

essay series. The United States has now spent nearly a year reducing its military, diplomatic, and aid presence in Afghanistan. It has never made the full scale of these reductions public, but it has talked about reducing its military presence to 2,500 military personnel by January 2021 and about closing many military facilities. UN and other reporting have also reflected a steady decline in aid activity. The full scale of the cuts in diplomatic presence, U.S. aid workers, and various types o...

December 12, 2020, 10:23 PM UPDATED: December 12, 2020, 10:23 PM The decision of out-going US President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Somalia is considered ill-timed as it paves the way for al-Shabab to plan for expanding its control over the East African country. Trump’s announcement last week was heralded by a series of attacks by the groupn even as the patchy Somalian government urged the United States to reconsider its decision. There is fear that the group would take ...