brought Afghanistan to this point, ” said Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense

Advertisement The United States made it clear that the talks were in no way a preamble to recognition of the Taliban, who swept into power Aug.... 15 after the U.S.-allied government collapsed. CaliforniaAs foul odor persists, Carson residents warned to close doors, windows Officials are working to address an odor emanating from the Dominguez Channel.... Islamic State, an enemy of the Taliban, has claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks, including Friday’s suicide bombing that ki

Afghan children play at a camp for internally displaced people as they wait to board a bus to return home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct.... The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar," went well," with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after agreeing not to link such assistance to formal recognition of the Taliban.... The United States made it clear that the talks were in no way a preamble to recognition of the Taliban, who swept into power Aug....

Washington considers IS its greatest terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan. Story continues below advertisement “ We are able to tackle Daesh independently, ” Shaheen said when asked whether the Taliban would work with the U.S.to contain the Islamic State affiliate.... “ The Taliban has to conduct the difficult and time-consuming task of rooting out ISKP cells and its limited infrastructure.... It has all the knowledge and tools it needs to do it.” The IS affiliate doesn’t have the advan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay$ 4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces, which are struggling to contain an advancing Taliban.... Monitoring where the future funding goes will become virtually impossible after Aug.... 31, when the last coalition troops leave....

Video Panjshir has been the focus of a days-long assault by Taliban fighters from" several directions," according to the Washington Post.... But the people who are fighting want to defend their homeland, their territory, their families and their lives.... What’s happening in Panjshir is a resistance for all of Afghanistan." The Associated Press contributed to this report....

close Video Pentagon spokesman responds to Afghan pullout criticisms Rear Adm.... " There's no question about that, which is all the more reason why we continue to push for a negotiated, peaceful political settlement to this war.... On Wednesday, Afghan officials said Taliban fighters had entered Qala-e-Naw, the capital of the Badghis province in the northwest of the country....

In a social media post from an unknown location, he wrote that he left to save lives.... Advertisement “ If I had stayed, countless of my countrymen would be martyred and Kabul would face destruction and turn into ruins that could result to a human catastrophe for its six million residents ” Ghani wrote.... Just hours later, he discovered the presidential palace had been abandoned....

3, 2021 file photo, Pakistan Army troops patrol along the fence on the Pakistan Afghanistan border at Big Ben hilltop post in the Khyber district, Pakistan.... Pakistan's own Taliban movement, which had in years past waged a violent campaign against the Islamabad government, has been emboldened by the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan.... Local contractors report Taliban-imposed surcharges on every contract and the killing of those who defy them....

In a social media post from an unknown location, he wrote that he left to save lives.... In this March 21, 2021 file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a ceremony celebrating the Persian New Year, Nowruz at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan.... He alienated other ethnic minorities and the gap between Afghanistan’s ethnic groups grew ever wider.As he campaigned for the presidency in 2014, Ghani was taking an anger management course....