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President Biden Says U.S. Troops To Withdraw From Afghanistan By Sept. 11 – 20 Years After Attack

By NPR News April 13, 2021

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, (center) is shown visiting Kabul, Afghanistan in January 2020. The Biden administration said it plans to complete a draw down of U.S. troops in the country by Sept. 11. CREDIT: Lolita Baldor/AP

President Biden will withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that prompted America's involvement in its longest war, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday.Read More

U.S. Defense Secretary Goes To Afghanistan Amid Questions Over Withdrawal Date

By NPR News March 21, 2021

Lloyd Austin, U.S. secretary of defense, visits the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. On his Asia tour, the defense chief made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. CREDIT: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Kabul on Sunday, amid uncertainty over how long American forces will stay in the country.Read More

U.S. Gold Star Families Sue Defense Contractors, Alleging They Funded The Taliban

By NPR News December 28, 2019

n this Dec. 25, 2019 photo, an Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The U.S. Special Forces soldier died in Afghanistan while seizing a Taliban weapons cache. CREDIT: Alex Brandon/AP

Eight multinational corporations have been accused of making "protection payments" to terrorists, so that their businesses would be left alone.Read More

President Trump Announces Resumption Of Talks With Taliban During Surprise Visit To Afghanistan

By NPR News November 28, 2019

President Trump addresses U.S. troops Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 during a surprise visit to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesOlivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump addresses U.S. troops Thursday during a surprise visit to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

"The Taliban wants to make a deal," President Trump said during his trip to Bagram Airfield, where he met with U.S. troops. "If they do, they do, and if they don't, they don't. That's fine."Read More

Anger Grows In Afghanistan Over Civilian Deaths By U.S., Afghan Forces

By PBS Newshour October 6, 2019

Men carry a coffin of one of the victims after a drone strike, in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan September 19, 2019. CREDIT: Parwiz/Reuters

Increasing civilian deaths in stepped-up U.S. airstrikes and operations by Afghan forces highlight the conundrum the U.S. military and its Afghan allies face, 18 years into the war: How to hunt down their Islamic State group and Taliban enemies, while keeping civilians safe and on their side.Read More

President Biden Says U.S. Troops To Withdraw From Afghanistan By Sept. 11 – 20 Years After Attack

U.S. Defense Secretary Goes To Afghanistan Amid Questions Over Withdrawal Date

U.S. Gold Star Families Sue Defense Contractors, Alleging They Funded The Taliban

President Trump Announces Resumption Of Talks With Taliban During Surprise Visit To Afghanistan

Anger Grows In Afghanistan Over Civilian Deaths By U.S., Afghan Forces

President Trump Fires John Bolton In Final Break After Months Of Internal Policy Division

Sec. Of State Pompeo: ‘President Trump Ultimately Made The Decision’ To Hold Taliban Talks

‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Set To Be Released From Federal Prison