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29 October

Three soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East security force, hold their positions and prepare for the landing of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Are America’s Endless Wars Partly the Result of Our All-Volunteer Military?

Ending the draft and converting to an all-volunteer armed force has contributed to the US becoming embroiled in “endless wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq.

28 October

Asia Pacific

Tajikistan servicemen during a military parade

Staff Writer With AFP

China to Build Base for Tajikistan Near Afghan Border: Official

China will build a base for police in Tajikistan near the Afghan border, a Tajik official said.

25 October

Commentary

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provide security as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands after a key leader engagement in Southeastern Afghanistan

Chandler Myers

Reflections on Afghanistan: Reestablishing American Security

American national security experts and senior military leaders must evaluate military actions with stronger consideration of the public opinion.

25 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Urges West to Engage With Taliban

Russia urged Western countries to engage with the Taliban and for the European Union to re-open its embassy in Afghanistan.

20 October

Asia Pacific

Taliban fighters stand guard in a vehicle along the roadside in Kabul on August 16, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Grenade Targets Taliban Vehicle in Afghan Capital: Officials

A grenade was thrown at a Taliban vehicle in Kabul, wounding two fighters and four nearby school children.

15 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Fighters Massing in Northern Afghanistan, Says Putin Ahead of Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said hundreds of fighters loyal to IS were massing in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host international talks on the country next week.

14 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Blast Kills Taliban Commander in Asadabad, Wounds 11

A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying a Taliban police chief in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing him and wounding 11 others, officials said.

8 October

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 50 at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz

A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country.

7 October

Asia Pacific