The shocking extent of America's failure to build a safe and secure Afghanistan is laid bare in a newly published report. It spells out in explicit detail the mind-boggling corruption and incompetence that doomed the mission.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has issued a withering review of American reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, outlining several "lessons learned" from the calamity
MARJA, AFGHANISTAN -- U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers encountered pockets of stiff resistance and extensive minefields as they sought to press into this Taliban sanctuary in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.
US forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, President Barack Obama has said, unveiling a plan to end America's longest war.
KARACHI: The departure of Nato combat forces from Afghanistan could push India and Pakistan towards a proxy war in the troubled state, former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview with AFP.
Tehran, YJC. Gholam-Hossein Dehqani, Iranian envoy to the United Nations has said that the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan and the terrorist attacks have led to a criminal circle which does the most harm to civilians.
United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit Sunday, following the release of soldier Bowe Bergdahl, held hostage by the Taliban for five years, a US defense official said.
Tehran, YJC. Foreign Ministry in a statement addressing the recent elections in Afghanistan has urged the neighbor country's leaders to respect the public choice.
Russian Central Election Commission's representatives, who monitored presidential elections in Afghanistan on April 5, highly evaluated efforts of the Afghan authorities concerning security provision during the polls.
Obama's ex-Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote a damning assessment of Biden in his memoirs in 2015. His scathing verdict has, sadly, been vindicated by the president's awful decision to throw Afghans to the wolves.
Having held the post of defense secretary between 2006 and 2011, Gates once famously declared that Joe Biden "has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres visits Iran on Monday for talks with officials on the plight of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, the UNHCR said in a statement.
A frontrunner to succeed Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his one time rival should continue to serve a role in politics and that he wouldn't pursue "vengeance" against the man he claims stole the last election.
Afghan election front-runner Abdullah Abdullah received a major boost to his campaign Sunday when Zalmai Rassoul, a close ally of the current president, endorsed him after withdrawing from the race.
Tehran, yjc. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Iran says Germany has offered $600,000 as fund for educating Afghan refugees in Iran.
SYDNEY, Sept 03, 2014 (AFP) - Australia will accept an invitation to boost its role within NATO at the group's summit in Wales, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, saying it was in the country's national interest.