The most elite US-trained forces in Afghanistan routed by the Taliban
With the Taliban now controling over 60 percent of the country, another sign that Afghanistan is a lost cause
American general says Afghan battlefield losses are rising
Mounting Afghan military losses mean Trump is faced with a hard choice. Either bolster local forces with more US combat troops or risk losing Afghanistan entirely
Before US Troops Protected Poppies In Afghanistan, There was No Opioid Epidemic in America
While the US controls the world’s opium supply in Afghanistan, the rate of Americans addicted to heroin and who have died from drug overdoses has skyrocketed
At Heroin’s Source, Taliban Do What ‘Just Say No’ Could Not
Flashback to 18-years-ago: a reminder of exactly why the West is in Afghanistan
NATO countries to join US and remain in Afghanistan, officials say
Following America’s lead, Germany, Turkey and Italy have also announced that they will put a hold on withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan
US Decides to Stay in Afghanistan in Response to Russia’s Success in Syria?
The US has halted the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. Is this in response to recent Taliban gains? Or recent Russian gains in Syria?
Bloody violence breaks out between Syrian and Afghan migrants as they fight to board trains
Karma coming home? Refugees from two conflicts instigated by the West pour into Europe, bringing conflict with them
Obama Puts the Brakes on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
America’s longest running military campaign looks set to drag on even longer, as Obama announces changes to the scheduled withdrawal timetable from Afghanistan
Taliban fighters storm the Afghan city of Kunduz and free hundreds of militants from prison
The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989. By 1996 the Taliban had seized control of Kabul. Following NATO’s withdrawal last year is history about to repeat itself?
Taliban frees 350 inmates in Afghan jail raid
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 1996, seven years after Soviet forces withdrew. Is history about to repeat itself?
Flower power? Afghan opium production hits all-time high
After the Taliban had outlawed opium production, Coalition forces can now leave Afghanistan: mission accomplished
Rape dogs used by US in Afghanistan
After the release of the CIA torture the world is reeling in shock. However as Lasha Darkmoon explains, much has been omitted from the report that’s even worse