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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.

2 years ago

Afghan National Army soldier stand on top of a hill during a visit by Afghan Deputy Defense Minister Dr. Yasin Zia and Resolute Support Commander Gen. Scott Miller in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 3, 2020.

NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.

3 years ago

Classified or nonexistent: Tracking Taliban control goes dark as focus shifts to getting out

The change marks an important waypoint for the U.S. mission.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism

The U.S.-backed Afghan government's control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Ceasefire over, US-led coalition downplays Taliban attack that killed up to 30 Afghan soldiers

Lt. Gen. Richard Cripwell shot down the idea that the Taliban used the Eid ceasefire as an opportunity to gather military intelligence and scout future targets.

By Noah Nash

5 years ago

The 101st Airborne Division is back in Afghanistan

The 101st Airborne Division unfurled its colors at Bagram Airfield, Sunday, marking the start of the unit’s fourth Afghanistan deployment in the last decade.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

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