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He described the situation in Afghanistan as a period of great flux. There is "great concern about what is going to happen to the future of Afghanistan", Maj Gen Fraser said. "The Taliban’s intent is well understood. They want to overthrow the Afghan government and bring it back to pre-2001. "The Afghan government has been asleep at the switch because they haven’t really been pushing for a peaceful reconciliation with the moderate side of the Taliban.” He said Mr Biden “is trying to f...

Apr 16, 2021 BRUSSELS (AP) — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now it’s about over. With bin Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end America’s longest war and move on to what he believes are bigger, more consequential chal...

Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat? 3 hours ago The dust kicks up as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land in order to extract Afghan National Army and U.S. soldiers following an advise-and-assist mission Sept. 17, 2019, in southeastern Afghanistan. (Master Sgt. Alejandro Licea/Army) BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so...

Robert Burns An Afghan nomad, called Kuchi, shepherd leads his sheep on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) April 14, 2021 - 9:06 PM BRUSSELS - At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9-11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now its about over. With bin Laden long since dead and t...

Analysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo armed soldiers stand guard in the motorcade for President Donald Trump speaks during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of ...

President Joe Biden's decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan by September marks a pivotal moment after almost 20 years of war in the country and thousands of lives lost -- it also signals a coming shift in US focus and resources overseas.

BRUSSELS (AP) — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now its about over. With bin Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end America’s longest war and move on to what he believes are bigger, more consequential challenges pos...

US News: At its start, America's war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Os

Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops from Afghanistan revive extremist threat? Analysis: The president is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region. By ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press Share Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, center, top U.S. commander for the Middle East, makes an unannounced visit in Kabul, Afghanistan, in January 2020. running out of it. Lolita Baldor/Associated Press BRUSSELS — At its start, Americ...

The Biden administration is studying the February 2020 Doha deal in which the Taliban agreed to stop attacking U.S. forces and to start peace talks with the government, among other things, in exchange for a withdrawal of all foreign troops by May 1.