Saturday, 20 February 2021 _The US says it has made no decision yet regarding the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, claiming that ‘violence’ must be reduced in the war-ravaged country, where American forces are present for the past 20 years.
Thursday, 18 February 2021_NATO defense ministers have met to discuss the possibility of staying in Afghanistan beyond the May withdrawal deadline agreed between the Taliban militant group and the United States under the administration of former US President Donald Trump.
Saturday, 13 February 2021_At least four Afghan security forces members have been killed in separate bomb blasts in eastern and southern provinces, amid a surge in the clashes between the government forces and the Taliban militant group.
Friday, 29 January 2021 _The Pentagon says the Biden administration will not commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by May after it accused the Taliban of not honoring the commitments they made in their deal with the United States.
Sunday, 10 January 2021 _President Ashraf Ghani says the war in Afghanistan has killed only 98 Americans since 2015, while over 40,000 Afghan civilians and troops have been killed in the same period.
Sunday, 03 January 2021_The out-going administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly trying to verify intelligence alleging that China has offered to pay militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops.
Sunday, 06 December 2020_US President Donald Trump's controversial move to pull out 2,000 American troops out of Afghanistan and 12,000 more from Germany would be blocked by the major defense policy bill, a report has said.
Wednesday, 02 December 2020_A 200 km railway line, long touted as the sole viable option to build Afghanistan’s economy, will come to operation in the next couple of weeks, connecting the Afghan city of Herat to Mashhad in Iran and on to Turkey.
Friday, 27 November 2020_Australia has sent notices of likely dismissal to a number of troops after a damning military report confirmed last week that its forces murdered dozens of civilians or prisoners in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 _At least 17 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in two explosions in the Afghan city of Bamiyan, which is home to many members of the Shia Hazara Muslim community.