Anger and grief of families of soldiers killed in Afghan war – BBC News
It’s 20 years since US forces first launched airstrikes against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, in response to the attacks of 9/11. For military families of coalition troops who lost relatives in the conflict, it will be a…
US commander warns of worse violence in Afghanistan when American troops leave – BBC News
America’s longest-serving commander in Afghanistan says he expects Taliban violence to get worse, as US-led forces withdraw from the country over the coming months. President Biden has said that all US troops will leave the country by September 2021, ending…
US plan to leave Afghanistan “risks civil war” – BBC News
President Biden’s plan to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 2021 “could lead to civil war”. That’s the warning from one of the country’s senior politicians – the Speaker of the Afghan parliament. The conflict is American’s longest…