US military claims Kabul blast mastermind killed in drone strike
KABUL, Afghanistan: The US military claimed that the mastermind of Kabul blast and the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group has been killed in...
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US to deploy more troops in eastern Syria near oilfields
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States will deploy additional forces in eastern Syria to protect oilfields in another policy shift that contradicts Trump’s controversial decision...
Trump against Pentagon’s plan to deploy additional troops in Middle East
President Donald Trump has opposed the proposal of the US military to deploy additional forces in the Middle East to counter Iran. “I don’t think...
Ghani welcomes Obama pledge to keep US troops in Afghanistan
KABUL: Kabul welcomed the US decision to keep thousands of troops in Afghanistan past 2016, vowing to respond to a resurgent Taliban “with full force”...
US President Obama halts withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The current American force in Afghanistan of 9,800 troops will remain in place through most of 2016 under the Obama administration’s revised plans....
Taliban seized Afghan district Wardoj, reports
KABUL: Afghan Taliban have reportedly taken control of Wardoj district in the restive northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan....
US To Help Militias Against Islamic State
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is considering faster training and more arms supplies for Iraqi tribes, while eying a rapid counteroffensive to retake Ramadi...
Two foreigners injured in attack on US consulate in Afghanistan
HEART: At least two foreign security personnel were wounded in an attack on a US consulate vehicle in the western Afghan city of Herat on...
President Obama to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by 2016
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year...
Foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014
KABUL: Up to 15,000 foreign troops could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 if a security pact with the US is passed, President Hamid Karzai said...