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The desperate pleas from Afghanistan in our inbox
Last August, as the Taliban advanced on Kabul and the U.S. military began its hectic withdrawal from Afghanistan, emails began trickling into our inboxes.
By Mike Gruss
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Fort Lee ends Afghan resettlement effort
The first U.S base to house Afghan evacuees has resettled its population.
Opinion: US–Taliban peace talks betray the trust of the Afghan people
The gains religious minorities and women have made will be lost since both groups will be severely curtailed and persecuted if the Taliban return, as they have not changed since their downfall in 2001, the author of this commentary writes.
By Akram Gizabi
Here’s how many Afghan troops are still AWOL in America — and why
The numbers were provided after the U.S. military ended a training program for Afghan pilots because more than 40 percent went AWOL.
By Kyle Rempfer
Afghan pilot training ends after almost half went AWOL in America
A program to train Afghan attack pilots has been ended after the airmen kept going absent without leave, or AWOL, while training in the United States.
By Kyle Rempfer
Afghan troops beat up contractors, stole equipment: report
The latest report by a government watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction raises further questions about the ability of Afghan forces to operate on their own.
After 17 years, many Afghans blame US for unending war
When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than it’s ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans.
Officials deny that a US airstrike killed Afghan police officers
U.S. officials denied reports that an American airstrike killed roughly a dozen Afghan police officers Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer