White House: Afghanistan Is ‘Not a Winnable War’ Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met with Biden in Washington
The Taliban are Surprised at How Fast They’re Advancing in Afghanistan A Taliban commander told NBC that the group is avoiding taking certain areas so they don't violate the US-Taliban peace deal
Taliban Says It Has ‘Right to React’ if US Troops Stay in Afghanistan The Associated Press reported Thursday that the US wants to leave 650 troops in the country
US Launches Two Drone Strikes Against the Taliban The US has two aircraft carriers in the Gulf to support Afghanistan operations
US to Leave 650 Troops in Afghanistan After Withdrawal A few hundred additional troops could also stay to guard the Kabul airport until at least September
Fighting Scales Up in North Afghanistan, Taliban Makes Further Gains 28 civilians killed, 290 wounded around Kunduz
US Intelligence Says Kabul Could Fall 6 Months After Pullout Hawks use these claims to justify staying, but the fact that the Afghan government is expected to collapse shows the futility of the war
White House: Still No Taliban Attacks on US Troops No meaningful attacks seen since February 2020 peace deal
Turkey Says It Won’t Send More Troops to Afghanistan to Secure Kabul Airport There are currently about 500 Turkish troops in Afghanistan that might stay to guard the Kabul airport after other foreign troops leave
