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‘We'll not forget them’: Nato chief on Afghans left behind after US troops left

Updated on Aug 31, 2021 16:24 IST

Nato secretary general Jens Stolenberg stressed that allied forces would maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban on permitting remaining Afghans who had worked for the foreign forces, and now feel at risk, to leave the country.

Rockets fired at American forces on eve of Afghanistan exit

US troops, whose numbers grew to 5,800 after the evacuation operation began on August 14, were already departing ahead of the August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden to fully exit the country.

Updated on Aug 30, 2021 18:14 IST

Taliban blame US for Kabul airport chaos as Afghans race to flee

The US has set August 31 as the deadline to complete the evacuation, even as up to 15,000 US nationals and between 50,000 and 60,000 Afghan allies still remain in Afghanistan.

Updated on Aug 22, 2021 12:45 IST

US evacuates first group of Afghan interpreters, their families

In this December 11, 2009 photo, United States Marine Sgt Isaac Tate (left) and Cpl Aleksander Aleksandrov (centre), interview a local Afghan man with the help of a translator from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion on a patrol in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. (AP)

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 21:11 IST

Kabul will fall to Taliban after US leaves: Intel

US intelligence and military analysts have since revised their assessment and now believe that Kabul could fall in six to 12 months after the departure of American troops. In picture - A crowded market in Kabul.

Updated on Jun 24, 2021 20:39 IST

National Guard exits US Capitol for the first time after January 6 attack

The troops were mobilized after hundreds of supporters of then-president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, halting the joint session of Congress to confirm Trump's rival Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election.

Published on May 25, 2021 24:28 IST

'US withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to designating Pak as terror sponsor'

Pakistan, which has been accused of harbouring insurgent sanctuaries, is credited with arranging the US-Taliban talks that culminated in the signing of the agreement on February 29, 2020.

Published on May 2, 2021 16:41 IST

Kabul on high alert as US extends deadline for removing troops from Afghanistan

US soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol west of Kabul, Afghanistan in this file photo.

Published on May 2, 2021 03:52 IST

It’s time to end America’s longest war: Joe Biden

“I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth,” Joe Biden said,

Updated on Apr 15, 2021 03:02 IST

No final decision on pullout of US troops from Afghanistan: Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Austin III was US Central Command Commander. If confirmed, he will be the first Black person to hold the top Pentagon job.

Published on Mar 21, 2021 09:14 IST

South Korea agrees to 13.9% increase in its share of cost for hosting US troops

About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea to help defend it against North Korea. REUTERS/File Photo

Published on Mar 10, 2021 07:41 IST

Outrage after troops protecting US Capitol forced to sleep in parking garage

A number of the 25,000 troops standing guard around the US Capitol in recent days in the wake of the January 6 insurrection had been allowed to take breaks and naps in between long shifts on the floors of the building housing the US Congress.

Updated on Jan 22, 2021 16:58 IST

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