US Drawdown: Troop Numbers Reduced To 2,500 In Both Afghanistan And Iraq
The withdrawal in Afghanistan brings the number of US troops in the country to its lowest levels since 2001.
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Afghanistan Peers Call For International Forces To Remain In Afghanistan
The UK ended combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014 but still has 850 troops with a NATO military training mission in the country.
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Afghanistan More At-Risk Afghan Staff Eligible To Move To UK Under New Rules
High-risk local staff who face imminent threat will be relocated urgently regardless of their employment status.
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Afghanistan NATO Sends Tons Of Pharmaceutical Supplies To Afghanistan
The Alliance has flown in essential medicines to the Afghan National Army and police.
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Army 4 SCOTS Return To Work In Catterick After Afghanistan Deployment
The soldiers are now back in North Yorkshire after a deployment to Kabul amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: NATO Could Decide To End Military Presence In February
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: "We will have to take some hard decisions when NATO defence ministers meet next February."
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News At Least 34 Killed After Suicide Bombings In Afghanistan, Officials Say
The attacks come as the Afghan government and the Taliban hold face-to-face peace talks in Qatar.
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News Mortar Fire Hits Afghan Capital Amid Ongoing Peace Talks
Eight people are understood to have died during attacks in Kabul.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: UK Could Reduce Troop Numbers 'At Some Stage'
Ben Wallace said the amount of British personnel in Afghanistan may be reduced if the United States goes ahead with its own drawdown.
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USA US To Cut Troop Levels In Iraq And Afghanistan
The move means there will be 2,500 troops in each country, although the US has said the move is not irreversible.
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NATO NATO Chief Warns Of High Price If Troops Leave Afghanistan 'Too Soon'
Jens Stoltenberg warned the country risks "becoming once again a platform for international terrorists".
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Afghanistan Special Investigator To Examine Alleged War Crimes By Australian SAS
Members of the Australian Special Forces have been accused of 55 unlawful killings between 2005 and 2016.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Rising Violence Threatens To Derail Peace Talks
The US special envoy for Afghanistan warns the "window to achieve a political settlement will not stay open forever".
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News Afghan Forces ‘Kill Top Al Qaeda Leader Wanted By FBI’
It comes amid weeks of violence and claims al-Rauf was protected by the Taliban, which would threaten peace talks.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: NATO To Hand Over Operational Control Of 'Sandhurst In The Sand'
British military personnel have played an important role in helping to develop the Afghan army's next generation of officers at the centre.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Nine Killed After Two Helicopters Collide
The two Mi-17 aircraft crashed because of technical issues during takeoff, killing the Afghan army personnel on board.