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Fewer Than 250 Americans Remain To Evacuate From Afghanistan: Official
The United States believes there are fewer than 250 Americans still in Afghanistan who are seeking to leave, a senior US official said Monday on the eve of the deadline for a full US troop withdrawal from the country.
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US Deployed Helicopters To Rescue 169 Americans In Kabul Operation
US troops briefly exited Kabul airport at one point during ongoing evacuation operations to retrieve 169 people from inside the city, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday.
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US Troops Fire Shots In Air As Crowd Mobs Tarmac At Kabul Airport: Report
US troops fired shots into the air and all commercial flights were cancelled at Kabul airport Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching any flight out after the weekend Taliban takeover.
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"Hard" To Meet May 1 Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Deadline, Says Biden
US President Joe Biden said Thursday it will be "hard" to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw all American soldiers from Afghanistan as part of a Taliban deal, but stressed troops will not be there longterm.
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US Would Retaliate If Bounties On Troops In Afghanistan Were True, Says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, but he gave no indication whether his stance toward US intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed.
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US Begins Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan 10 Days After Taliban Deal
The US military has begun withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan as part of a pullout agreed in the February 29 peace agreement with the Taliban, a Pentagon official said Monday.
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US Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan Begins "Today", Says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the first withdrawals of US troops from Afghanistan are starting "immediately," following the successful signing of a deal with the Taliban.
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US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban, To Withdraw Forces Within 14 Months
The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war.
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Full Pullout From Afghanistan Could Ignite Total Civil War: Ex-US Envoys
Nine former U.S. ambassadors on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if President Donald Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
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US To Keep 8,600 Troops In Afghanistan After Deal With Taliban: Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US troop levels in Afghanistan will drop to 8,600 if a deal is reached with the Taliban and that a permanent presence will remain.
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Two US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan: Official
Two US soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO announced -- the latest international military casualties as Washington seeks a way out of America's longest war.
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Barack Obama Says He Will Keep 8,400 US Troops In Afghanistan Until 2017
President Barack Obama, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained precarious, said on Wednesday he will keep US troop levels there at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end as previously planned.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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If US troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
For years, US officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of dollars in aid from the United States and elsewhere.
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Four Americans killed in attack on Afghan base: US official
Four Americans were killed Tuesday in an attack on Bagram air base by insurgents in Afghanistan, a US defence official said.
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Fewer Than 250 Americans Remain To Evacuate From Afghanistan: Official
The United States believes there are fewer than 250 Americans still in Afghanistan who are seeking to leave, a senior US official said Monday on the eve of the deadline for a full US troop withdrawal from the country.
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US Deployed Helicopters To Rescue 169 Americans In Kabul Operation
US troops briefly exited Kabul airport at one point during ongoing evacuation operations to retrieve 169 people from inside the city, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday.
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US Troops Fire Shots In Air As Crowd Mobs Tarmac At Kabul Airport: Report
US troops fired shots into the air and all commercial flights were cancelled at Kabul airport Monday as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac in the hope of catching any flight out after the weekend Taliban takeover.
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"Hard" To Meet May 1 Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Deadline, Says Biden
US President Joe Biden said Thursday it will be "hard" to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw all American soldiers from Afghanistan as part of a Taliban deal, but stressed troops will not be there longterm.
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US Would Retaliate If Bounties On Troops In Afghanistan Were True, Says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, but he gave no indication whether his stance toward US intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed.
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US Begins Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan 10 Days After Taliban Deal
The US military has begun withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan as part of a pullout agreed in the February 29 peace agreement with the Taliban, a Pentagon official said Monday.
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US Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan Begins "Today", Says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the first withdrawals of US troops from Afghanistan are starting "immediately," following the successful signing of a deal with the Taliban.
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US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban, To Withdraw Forces Within 14 Months
The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war.
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Full Pullout From Afghanistan Could Ignite Total Civil War: Ex-US Envoys
Nine former U.S. ambassadors on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if President Donald Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
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US To Keep 8,600 Troops In Afghanistan After Deal With Taliban: Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US troop levels in Afghanistan will drop to 8,600 if a deal is reached with the Taliban and that a permanent presence will remain.
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Two US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan: Official
Two US soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO announced -- the latest international military casualties as Washington seeks a way out of America's longest war.
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Barack Obama Says He Will Keep 8,400 US Troops In Afghanistan Until 2017
President Barack Obama, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained precarious, said on Wednesday he will keep US troop levels there at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end as previously planned.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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If US troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
For years, US officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of dollars in aid from the United States and elsewhere.
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Four Americans killed in attack on Afghan base: US official
Four Americans were killed Tuesday in an attack on Bagram air base by insurgents in Afghanistan, a US defence official said.
