DefenceTalkAmerican forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite widespread violence and a political crisis. The United States is keen to end its longest-ever conflict, and under the terms of a deal signed in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-begins-military-pullout-from-two-afghan-bases-74751/

DefenceTalkInternational war crimes judges will rule on Thursday whether a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan will go ahead, including possible atrocities committed by US forces. The International Criminal Court last year rejected a demand by its chief prosecutor to look into crimes committed in the war-torn nation — an investigation also bitterly opposed by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/war-crimes-judges-to-rule-on-icc-probe-in-afghanistan-74661/

DefenceTalkMOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho: This is the story of F-15E Strike Eagle tail number 87-173, where it comes from and how innovation keeps it ready to bring the fight to the enemy. Many jets become legends for their heroic feats in battle, but they are unable to tell their stories as they experienced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jet-87-173-innovation-keeps-air-force-legend-in-the-fight-74511/

DefenceTalkKabul: The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, following the 9/11 terror attacks, targeted Al-Qaeda in the sanctuaries provided by the Taliban government of the time. More than 18 years later, as Washington pushes to end America’s longest war and sign a deal Saturday with the Taliban, here is a timeline of developments: ‘War on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghanistan-nearly-two-decades-of-us-intervention-74331/

DefenceTalkThe United States and the Taliban stand on the verge of signing a historic deal that would see the Pentagon pull thousands of troops from Afghanistan. Here are some details about the accord and its implications for the war-wracked nation: Have the two sides agreed to a ceasefire? Not quite, but the Taliban, US and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghanistan-where-things-stand-and-what-lies-ahead-74282/

The U.S. will transfer CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Afghanistan as part of an effort to modernize the Afghan military. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Defense to the U.S. Congress revealed the proposed helicopter transfer. The report, entitled “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” said that the “DoD continued to provide additional combat […]

American warplanes dropped more bombs on Afghanistan in 2019 than at any other time in at least a decade, according to the US Air Force, as Washington intensified attacks in the country amid withdrawal talks with the Taliban. In 2019 alone, the US dropped 7,423 separate munitions on targets in Afghanistan, where the US has […]

A US Air Force E-11A plane crashed in Taliban-held territory in south-west Afghanistan. The initial reports indicated it was an Afghan Ariana passenger plane that crashed in Ghazni province with 83 people on board, but late the state-owned Afghan Ariana rejected the report and said in a statement that all their flights have been conducted […]

Today the Department of Defense provided to the Congress the semiannual report, “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” covering events during the period of June 1 to November 30, 2019. The report was submitted in accordance with requirements from the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, as well as subsequent amendments. The principal goal […]

At least 30 civilians were killed and 40 injured in an air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, backed by US air support, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night was aimed at destroying a hideout used by Islamic State (IS) militants, but it accidentally targeted farmers near a […]