World Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Aug 18, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it wi…
World Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Aug 11, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local army headquarters Wednesday to complete a blitz…
World Pompeo leaves Kabul, no word on political power-sharing deal By KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press Mar 23, 2020 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Afghanistan on Monday without saying whether he was able to broker an agree…
National Official says US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement By MATTHEW LEE and KATHY GANNON Associated Press Feb 14, 2020 MUNICH (AP) — The United States and the Taliban have reached agreement on a temporary truce that will take effect in the coming days and, if s…
National Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Afghan capital By Robert Burns The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he believes victory in Afghanistan is still possible — not necessarily on …
World Militant hideout found in Afghan capital shows security woes The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 Â
Lifestyle This day in history Updated Apr 11, 2025 In 1789, the U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
