CENTCOM Chief: It Will Be ‘Harder’ to Bomb Afghanistan After Withdrawal But ‘Not Impossible’ The US is looking to reposition assets in the region to maintain the ability to hit targets inside Afghanistan
The War in Afghanistan Has Cost Over $2.26 Trillion Brown University's Costs of War project estimated that the US war has killed over 241,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Blinken: US Will Be Able to ‘Take Action’ in Afghanistan After Withdrawal Blinken said the US is shifting its resources to focus on China
Taliban Won’t Attend Istanbul Summit Without US Policy Change Pakistan, Afghanistan have high hopes for Istanbul talks
The UN Will Continue Its Presence in Afghanistan The UN mission in Afghanistan was established in 2002
Pentagon: Unclear if Contractors Will Leave Afghanistan The US has over 18,000 military contractors in Afghanistan, 1,575 of them are armed mercenaries
More US Troops Could Be Deployed to Afghanistan to Help With Withdrawal Attacks against US forces are expected to start again since Biden broke the deal with the Taliban by extending the withdrawal deadline
Afghan Govt: Military Fully Prepared to Provide Security Without Foreign Troops Officials warn Taliban shouldn't 'miscalculate' on US pullout
SecDef Austin Hints at Continued US Military Involvement in Afghanistan Austin suggested the US wants to maintain the capability to bomb Afghanistan
NATO Says Afghanistan Withdrawal to Begin on May 1 Biden pushed back the withdrawal deadline to Sept 11, which the Taliban said is a 'clear violation' of the US-Taliban peace deal
