Khalilzad says negotiated settlement the only path to sustainable stability in Afghanistan
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconstruction has said negotiated settlement is only path to sustainable stability in Afghanistan
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CENTCOM Chief voices concerns over Afghan forces’ holding power
The head of U.S. Central Command, Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie has said the Afghan security forces will collapse without American financial support and it will be more difficult to target al Qaeda militants once U.S.-led forces withdraw from Afghanistan in September.
US announces $300 million worth of additional aid for Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The US has announced to provide an additional $300 million to Afghanistan for civilian assistance ahead of its looming pull out.
‘No guarantees about Afghanistan’s future post-pullout’
MONITORING (SW) – The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said no one can offer guarantees about Afghanistan’s future after U.S. troops leave.
US withdrawal could involve a small surge of troops
MONITORING (SW) – Reports suggest the withdrawal plan for the US troops from Afghanistan could involve a small surge.
Analysts believe US would continue to support Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe despite pulling out troops from Afghanistan, the US would continue to support the country through diplomatic and humanitarian means.
Biden announces to end US’s longest war in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden has declared it is time to end America’s longest war as he formally announced to withdraw troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Blinken says it is time to exit Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US and Allies have gained the goals of going to Afghanistan 20 years ago after the 9/11 attacks.
Germany, UK to match US plan for withdrawal
MONITORING (SW) – Germany will match US plans for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in an interview on Wednesday.
HRW hails Biden’s revocation of punitive sanctions on ICC
The Human Rights Watch has said the US President Joe Biden’s cancellation of punitive sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court removes a serious obstacle to the court’s providing justice to the victims of the world’s worst crimes.
Muhib warns against haphazard withdrawal of foreign troops
National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib said on Saturday that with the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, there is a danger of a return to civil war.
‘Taliban could overrun Afghanistan if US leave’
U.S. intelligence agencies have told the Biden administration that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if U.S. troops leave before a power-sharing deal is reached between the warring sides, a news report said on Friday
