US troop withdrawal

A man holds a gun as Taliban supporters celebrate the first anniversary of the departure of U.S. forces from Afghanistan on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
South Asia

Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft is unloaded after landing at Jasionka Airport near Rzeszow, Poland February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
World+Biz

US and Polish officials scouting border control sites to assist Americans leaving Ukraine, officials say

FILE PHOTO: Iraq's National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji wearing a protective mask speaks after he took up the post from the former security advisor Falih al-Fayyadh, during a meeting with employees of the advisers in Baghdad, Iraq July 14, 2020. REUTERS
World+Biz

US-led troops end Iraq combat mission, as planned: Military officials

A CH-47 Chinook is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 28, 2021. The Chinook is one of the pieces of equipment returning to the U.S. as the military mission in Afghanistan comes to an end. Picture taken August 28, 2021. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Taliban celebrate 'complete independence' as last US troops leave Afghanistan

An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
World+Biz

Kabul on high alert amid 'deadline' for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

US troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
World+Biz

Afghan retreat: US formally begins withdrawing from its longest war

A US soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
World+Biz

US troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US troops, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani standing behind him, during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
World+Biz

Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it