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More Than 1,00,000 People Evacuated From Afghanistan Since August 14: White House
More than 100,000 people from Afghanistan have been evacuated since August 14, the eve of the Taliban's return to power, the White House said Thursday.
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US Troops Bracing For More ISIS Attacks At Kabul Airport: Official
American forces in Kabul were bracing for more Islamic State attacks while winding up their evacuation mission, U.S. officials said, as the number of US troops killed in Thursday's suicide bomb attack rose to 13.
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US Could Slow Down Afghanistan Withdrawal: Pentagon
The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taliban insurgents, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
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US Can Count On Turkey After Afghanistan Troop Pullout: Turkey's Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be the "only reliable" country left to stabilise Afghanistan after the US pulls out its troops, indicating Washington could rely on its NATO ally.
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"Time To End" US War In Afghanistan With Total Pullout: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban.
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Joe Biden To Pull Troops From Afghanistan Before 9/11 Attack Anniversary
President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending America's longest war despite mounting fears of a Taliban victory, officials said Tuesday.
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US To Cut Troop Levels In Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
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Trump Says Wants US Troops Out Of Afghanistan By Christmas
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war.
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US, Afghan Soldiers Killed In Shootout In Afghanistan : Report
U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul as they launched investigations into what the New York Times described as a deadly shootout between Afghan and American soldiers during a joint exercise.
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Blast Outside Main US Base In Afghanistan, 5 Injured
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan detonated explosives on Wednesday outside the United States' main military base of Bagram in an attack that wounded five people, Afghan and NATO officials said.
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Trump Wants Troops In Afghanistan Reduced By Next Election: Mike Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, introducing a timeline to Washington's plan for cutting troop numbers there.
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US To Deny Visas To War Crimes Court Members Probing US Troops
The United States announced on Friday it would deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops in Afghanistan or other countries.
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US Soldier Wounded In Last Week's Taliban-Claimed Attack In Afghanistan
A US general was shot and wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack on a high-level security meeting last week that killed a powerful Afghan police chief, NATO's mission in Afghanistan said Monday.
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US Has 11,000 Troops In Afghanistan, More Than Previous Count: Pentagon
The Pentagon sharply raised its estimate of the number of US troops currently in Afghanistan Wednesday, ahead of a decision on adding thousands more under President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war-ridden country.
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7 US Soldiers Wounded In 'Insider Attack' In Afghanistan
Seven American troops were wounded Saturday in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country.
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More Than 1,00,000 People Evacuated From Afghanistan Since August 14: White House
More than 100,000 people from Afghanistan have been evacuated since August 14, the eve of the Taliban's return to power, the White House said Thursday.
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US Troops Bracing For More ISIS Attacks At Kabul Airport: Official
American forces in Kabul were bracing for more Islamic State attacks while winding up their evacuation mission, U.S. officials said, as the number of US troops killed in Thursday's suicide bomb attack rose to 13.
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US Could Slow Down Afghanistan Withdrawal: Pentagon
The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taliban insurgents, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
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US Can Count On Turkey After Afghanistan Troop Pullout: Turkey's Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be the "only reliable" country left to stabilise Afghanistan after the US pulls out its troops, indicating Washington could rely on its NATO ally.
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"Time To End" US War In Afghanistan With Total Pullout: Joe Biden
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban.
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Joe Biden To Pull Troops From Afghanistan Before 9/11 Attack Anniversary
President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending America's longest war despite mounting fears of a Taliban victory, officials said Tuesday.
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US To Cut Troop Levels In Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
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Trump Says Wants US Troops Out Of Afghanistan By Christmas
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war.
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US, Afghan Soldiers Killed In Shootout In Afghanistan : Report
U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul as they launched investigations into what the New York Times described as a deadly shootout between Afghan and American soldiers during a joint exercise.
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Blast Outside Main US Base In Afghanistan, 5 Injured
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan detonated explosives on Wednesday outside the United States' main military base of Bagram in an attack that wounded five people, Afghan and NATO officials said.
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Trump Wants Troops In Afghanistan Reduced By Next Election: Mike Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, introducing a timeline to Washington's plan for cutting troop numbers there.
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US To Deny Visas To War Crimes Court Members Probing US Troops
The United States announced on Friday it would deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops in Afghanistan or other countries.
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US Soldier Wounded In Last Week's Taliban-Claimed Attack In Afghanistan
A US general was shot and wounded in a Taliban-claimed attack on a high-level security meeting last week that killed a powerful Afghan police chief, NATO's mission in Afghanistan said Monday.
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US Has 11,000 Troops In Afghanistan, More Than Previous Count: Pentagon
The Pentagon sharply raised its estimate of the number of US troops currently in Afghanistan Wednesday, ahead of a decision on adding thousands more under President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war-ridden country.
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7 US Soldiers Wounded In 'Insider Attack' In Afghanistan
Seven American troops were wounded Saturday in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country.
