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Troop carrier replacement production ramping up
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle will replace the aging M113 Armored Personnel Carrier.
By Zamone Perez
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
As troops leave, US to keep airstrike option in Afghanistan
Officials have said the withdrawal of the main U.S. military force and its equipment from Afghanistan would be largely completed by this weekend.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
The U.S. House easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military to relocate to the U.S.
Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating
Gen. Austin S. Miller said the rapid loss of districts around the country to the Taliban — several with significant strategic value — is worrisome.
It’s imminent: After nearly 20 years US to leave Bagram
U.S. Central Command said last week that it’s well past 50 percent done packing up Bagram Airfield, and the rest is going fast.
Reagan carrier strike group now operating in 5th Fleet amid Afghanistan withdrawal
The Reagan carrier strike group will “operate and train alongside regional and coalition partners” and provide airpower to assist U.S. and coalition forces while the U.S. withdraws troops from Afghanistan.
By Diana Stancy
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan troop drawdown nears
Officials said the U.S. expects to have American and coalition military command, its leadership, and most troops out by July Fourth, or shortly after that.
Top US general in Africa: ‘Wildfire of terrorism’ on march here
A stretch of continent, from the Sahel region to the Horn of Africa, concerns Gen. Stephen J. Townsend.
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 years, says US defense secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley said a regeneration of al-Qaida or the Islamic State group in Afghanistan could take place if the Afghan government and security forces collapsed.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press