President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan over Memorial Day weekend to thank the American troops stationed there. He also told them that "by the end of this year, ...

LISBON (Reuters) - NATO is ready to begin turning security over to Afghan forces next year, with the goal of withdrawing most of the foreign troops deployed there by 2014, U.S. leaders said on Friday.

For decades, Afghanistan has been portrayed to the world largely through bleak accounts of daily bombings, mass causalities, political turmoil and humanitarian crises. Perhaps its only real success ...

President Barack Obama announced July 6, 2016, even more troops will remain in Afghanistan by the end of his term, a heightened departure from his failed promise to end the war in the country by 2014.

The United States is little more than a year away from ending its combat mission in Afghanistan, yet much is still uncertain about the U.S. role in that country. Next month, Afghan tribal leaders plan ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - NATO's plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and transfer security to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 are premature, a Russian envoy said on Thursday. Still haunted by its ...

The United States should forgo any plans to maintain U.S. bases in Afghanistan after American troops leave the country in 2014 and pursue a joint basing strategy largely controlled by decisionmakers ...

On Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan following a brutal two-decade war against the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces. FRONTLINE’s three-part documentary series America and ...