US forces hand over key base to Afghan forces
US troops in Afghanistan formally handed over the key Leatherneck Base in the restive southern province of Helmand…
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US says no decision on Afghan forces after letter leaks
There has not been any decision on the status of US forces in Afghanistan ahead of a negotiated May 1 deadline for…
Afghan forces to resume offensive
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ordered the country's security forces Tuesday to resume offensive operations…
Afghan forces eliminate more than 50 militants
In response to the militants mounting assaults, Afghan forces on Sunday killed more than 50 insurgents in past 24…
Dozens of Afghan forces killed in Taliban attacks
KABUL - Officials in Afghanistan said Wednesday Taliban insurgents have killed at least 28 pro-government forces in…
US, Afghan forces kill 40 civilians in ‘anti-Taliban raid’
KABUL - At least 40 civilians at a wedding party were killed Sunday night during a raid conducted by Afghan special…
US, Afghan forces kill Taliban governors, fighters
KABUL - Afghan forces backed by US forces killed two senior Taliban leaders and at least 38…
More civilians killed by Afghan forces than Taliban in 2019
KABUL - The Afghan government and its international backers killed more civilians in the first…
US, Afghan forces kill more civilians than Taliban: UN Report
The report comes as Washington has reportedly been considering withdrawing as many as half of its 14,000 troops…
Murder of Pak tribesmen by Afghan forces condemned
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday denounced the killing of eight Pakistani tribesmen in Afghanistan’s Paktika…
Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing
Afghanistan - As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan…
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
After losing countless comrades to better-equipped Taliban fighters and having his salary stolen by superiors,…
Afghan forces kill 57 militants
KABUL/MOSCOW - The Afghan security forces have eliminated a total of 57 insurgents across the country as part of…
Afghan forces kill five IS men
KABUL - The Afghan security forces launched operations against the Islamic State (IS) group in Watapur…
Taliban capture northern base as Afghan forces fight in Ghazni
Taliban fighters overran a northern Afghan army base, officials said Tuesday, killing at least 14 soldiers with…
120 Afghan forces, civilians killed in battle with Taliban
Four days of ferocious fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over a key provincial capital has claimed the…
Afghan forces in control of Ghazni
KABUL - Security forces were in control of the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni on Saturday, officials said, more…
31 insurgents killed in Afghan forces operations
At least 31 insurgents including ISIS militants were killed in the past 24 hours during Afghan forces ground and…
US, Afghan forces clear Islamic State from eastern district
DEH BALA, Afghanistan - US and Afghan Special Forces are completing an operation to clear Islamic State…