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Taliban says it won’t accept extension to Biden’s Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline

The Taliban said there will be 'consequences" if Biden extends his Afghan withdrawal deadline.

By Howard Altman

2 years ago

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, talks with Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 at Miller’s military headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met for about two hours with Taliban negotiators in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert

Space Force now has a squadron of 20 airmen stationed at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment.

3 years ago

American commandos to hold down the fort in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw

Pentagon planners and lawmakers have voiced support for maintaining a small counterterrorism footprint in Afghanistan as hedge on the Taliban reneging on their commitments outlined in the agreement.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

CENTCOM boss says military plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan not developed yet

“We’ve watched the Taliban compress and crush ISIS presence on the ground in southern Nangarhar."

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

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