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Govt Forces Advancing In Ghazni: Officials Security officials said government forces have made some progress in Malistan and Jaghori districts – which were attacked by the Taliban about 10 days ago. Officials said the Afghan forces launched military operations on the outskirts of the districts on Saturday. On Saturday, Resolute Support Commander in southeast zone Gen. Richard Johnson visited Ghazni where he discussed operations with local officials. “The forces are advancing. The military operation is led by the Army Chief of Staff Gen. (Sharif) Yaftali,” said Ghafoor Ahmad Jawed, a spo...

Gen. Mark Milley declined to say whether Afghanistan's security forces are fully ready to stand up to the Taliban without direct international backing during a potential Taliban offensive.

NATO chief says alliance won’t remove troops from Afghanistan ‘before the time is right’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opened the door Monday to the alliance keeping forces in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline when the US had promised to remove its remaining 2,500 troops from the country. “While no ally wants to stay in Afghanistan longer than necessary, we will not leave before the time is right,” Stoltenberg told a press conference in advance of an alliance defense ministers meeting later this week. Ministers are expected to discuss the fate of US and NATO troops at th...

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says alliance won't remove troops from Afghanistan 'before the time is right' CNN 2/15/2021 © NIDS/NATO Multimedia Library/NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opened the door Monday to the alliance keeping forces in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline when the US had promised to remove its remaining 2,500 troops from the country. "While no ally wants to stay in Afghanistan longer than necessary, we will not leave before the time is right," Stoltenberg told a press conference in advance of an alliance defense ministers meeting later this week. ...

Afghanistan troop withdrawal should be tied with peace talk progress, says German foreign minister The Associated Press February 2 Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Rahmat Gul/AP) BERLIN — The withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan should be tied to progress in stuttering peace negotiations between the Kabul government and the Taliban, rather than “slavishly” bound to an end-of-April deadline, Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Germany is the second-biggest contributor to NATO’s Resolute Support...