Latest "U.S. troops afghanistan" stories

New in 2021: US troop presence heading down to 2,500 in Iraq and Afghanistan

Further troop withdrawals will be President-elect Joe Biden's call.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Acting defense secretary assures end of ‘generational’ Mideast wars in announcement of partial drawdown

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the next phase of the Afghanistan withdrawal on Tuesday.

By Meghann Myers, Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

3 years ago

Top US general in Afghanistan says he’s holding back to give Taliban peace deal a chance

Army Gen. Scott Miller told the BBC that the U.S. is showing restraint in order to support the Taliban peace process.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Pentagon not confirming any plans to halve US troops in Afghanistan by the election

The Pentagon is not expecting the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to drop by half in the next three months.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says

Trump's plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.

By Amir Shah, The Associated Press

5 years ago

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