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With deadline looming, Pakistan finalises plan for repatriation of thousands of illegal immigrants
The Pakistan government on Thursday said it has set up "holding centres" across the country and fin…
PTI
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After taking in Afghan commandos, the British military may try to build another elite special-operations force
The British military has a history of taking in foreign fighters, some of whom have developed their…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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An Afghan Army cadet says he's been hiding at home for 6 weeks, fearing the Taliban's door-to-door manhunt
The Taliban have been hunting down people that served the previous Afghan government or once helped…
Sinéad Baker
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H.R. McMaster once skewered an army colonel for suggesting Afghans were 'inherently more corrupt' than Americans, according to a new book
Rep. Adam Schiff wrote that General McMaster made the remarks to the colonel in front of him during…
Bryan Metzger,Sonam Sheth
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Why the US-trained Afghan National Army have been defeated with ease by the Taliban
The Afghan National Army should have the upper hand in terms of numbers, funding, and arms but the …
Alia Shoaib
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A former Afghan interpreter for the US military escaped Taliban rule only to be shot and killed in Washington, DC
The Army Special Forces veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan with Nasrat Ahmad Yar as his in…
Katie Hawkinson
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Afghan National Army claims to have defused 4,776 home-made bombs and landmines in six months
Taliban militants and other insurgent groups in the country have been using home-made Improv…
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The UK is considering incorporating Afghan special forces evacuated from Kabul into the British army
The Afghan special forces were trained by UK troops and are "very good by international standards,"…
Rachel Hosie
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Biden's national security advisor says Afghanistan fell to the Taliban because the Afghan army lacked the 'will' to defend its country
Jake Sullivan told NBC's "Today" show that the Afghan army "decided ... they would not fight for th…
Thomas Colson
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Congress must approve a pathway to permanent residency for Afghan allies in the US before the year ends, advocates urge: 'We owe these Afghans'
"It's a matter of national security. It's a matter of moral injury for our veterans. And it's just …
Oma Seddiq
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White House says 'a fair amount' of US military equipment is in Taliban's hands
"We don't have a complete picture, obviously, of where every article of defense materials has gone,…
Oma Seddiq,Erin Snodgrass
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'We are this generation's Ellis Island': 45,000 Afghans housed at US Army bases are still waiting to be resettled
There are also about another 26,000 applications from Afghans who are looking to enter the US waiti…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The US military created an illusion of success in Afghanistan by handling tasks it was supposed to train Afghan troops to do, report says
A new US government watchdog report details how the US and Afghanistan failed to build and develop …
Jake Epstein
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Matt Gaetz's legislative aide is a convicted war criminal who murdered an Afghan civilian and dumped his body in a latrine
Gaetz's office defended its decision to hire Derrick Miller, stating he was "wrongfully convicted a…
Sonam Sheth,John Haltiwanger
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Prince William personally intervened to get an Afghan army officer and his family of 10 out of Kabul, report says
The Duke of Cambridge helped an Afghan officer, who he knew from Sandhurst military academy, and hi…
Joshua Zitser
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Afghan commandos that were trained by US Navy SEALs are being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, report says
An ex-Afghan security official told Foreign Policy that the elite soldiers, trained by US and UK sp…
Alia Shoaib
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Exercises on opposite sides of the planet show US forces training for a little-known but crucial battlefield skill
Because close air support is conducted very close to friendly forces, there is no room for mistakes.
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Kabul is in gridlock as desperate Afghans try to flee the capital after the Taliban take power
The Taliban are preparing for "peaceful transfer" of power after entering the outskirts of the Afgh…
Sophia Ankel,Alia Shoaib
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US should've trained the Afghan military to be 'more like the Taliban,' former NATO commander says
James Stavridis said Afghan forces should've been trained to be "lighter, quicker, more lethal," ad…
Bryan Metzger
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The US bombed an Afghan Army base, killing 5 soldiers in a friendly firefight that lasted for hours
The soldiers at the checkpoint targeted the patrol with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenad…