China trying to take over Bagram air force base, use Pakistan against India: Nikki HaleyIn July, the US military left Bagram Airfield - its key base in Afghanistan - after nearly 20 years. At its height, Bagram base was home to...
02 Sep, 2021, 02.29 PM IST
Biden to pay respects to US troops killed in AfghanistanBiden and his wife Jill were traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet privately with the families of those killed and then att...
30 Aug, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
How the US exit from Afghanistan unraveled, miscue by miscueInterviews with key participants in the last days of the war show a series of misjudgments and the failure of Biden’s calculation that pull...
22 Aug, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way outA steady stream of people makes its way first to ticket sale counters set up on the parking lot outside the terminal. They push their lugga...
14 Aug, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
View: Twenty years later, the Taliban are more confident, and the West weaker in its resolveLast Friday, US President Joe Biden was a casualty of a sub-editor’s creative ingenuity. Reporting his much-awaited announcement on Afghani...
11 Jul, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
View: India's Afghan strategy as China steps up presence in Af-Pak regionTo complicate India’s position further, Beijing is allegedly ramping up infrastructural projects such as the Kabul-Peshawar highway to link...
08 Jul, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
United States left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commanderBefore the Afghan army could take control of the airfield about an hour's drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, it was invaded by a small ar...
06 Jul, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
Taliban wins close consulates; Tajikistan reinforces borderThe Afghan military exodus comes as Taliban overrun most districts in northeastern Badakhshan province. Many of the districts collapsed wit...
06 Jul, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Afghan troops struggle to replace Americans at Bagram Air BaseThe new commander of the Bagram base, General Mirassadullah Kohistani, on Monday spoke candidly about the challenges ahead, as reporters we...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
No decision yet in Turkey's negotiations for Kabul AirportDefence Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkey was discussing the plan with several countries. “There must be some political decisions at the Uni...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
It''s imminent: After nearly twenty years United States to leave Bagram“Bagram grew into such a massive military installation that, as with few other bases in Afghanistan and even Iraq, it came to symbolize and...
29 Jun, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
United States to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawalThe departure of the bulk of the more than 4,000 troops that have been in the country in recent months is unfolding well before President J...
25 Jun, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
United States to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says officialThe vast base, built by the Soviets in the 1980s, is the biggest military facility used by US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, with tens of ...
02 Jun, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
Taliban, Afghan forces clash as United States hands over baseThe Taliban and government forces clashed across several provinces, the ministry said, including in the former insurgent bastion of Kandaha...
03 May, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019The White House did not respond to questions about Trump or other officials' awareness of Russia's provocations in 2019. The White House ha...
30 Jun, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Afghan war can end in few weeks if Pakistan denies safe heaven to Taliban, says US Senator"As to negotiating with the Taliban, I think we got this wrong. I think what we should do is start negotiating with Pakistan. If Pakistan d...
10 Dec, 2019, 03.08 PM IST
- CIA using Pak airbase to attack militants: Report
CIA secretly been using an airbase in SW Pak to attack militants.
18 Feb, 2009, 07.31 PM IST