Last US troops to leave Afghanistan's Bagram airbase today

The last contingent of United States troops are expected to leave the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Friday, said a senior defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the......

Goal to defeat Al Qaeda within reach, says Obama

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday said America had "turned the tide of war" in Afghanistan in the last three years, asserting that his goal to defeat the Al Qaeda and deny it a......

On surprise Afghan visit, Trump announces resumption of peace talks

The United States and the Afghan Taliban have resumed peace talks, President Donald Trump has revealed as he made his first visit to the war-torn country on an unannounced trip to meet American......

Ban, Swedish FM escape rocket attack in Kabul

Intense rocket barrage prevented a plane carrying United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt from landing at the Kabul airport on Tuesday and the aircraft......