President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, a move that could lead to the deployment of thousands more soldiers. Speaking ...

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) plans to introduce legislation calling for a “flexible timetable” for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Feingold, a critic of President Barack Obama’s decision to ...

Signaling that the U.S. military expects its mission to continue, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday hailed the launch of the Afghan Army's new special operations corps, declaring that ...

The United States intervened in Afghanistan in 2001 to rid Al-Qaeda of its sanctuaries following the 9/11 terror attacks. After Washington announced on Thursday that ...

President Trump’s top military advisers are proposing a 3,000 troop increase as the United States looks to confront a resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Under the new proposal, 3,000 troops ...

President Barack Obama will address the nation today at 5pm, regarding troop levels in Afghanistan. KCRW will present "special live coverage" of the President's speech live. Banner image: President ...

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Britain will likely follow the United States in reducing troop levels in Afghanistan but it will continue to work with its government and the U.S. to protect the country's ...

President Obama has asked the Pentagon's top generals to provide him with more options for troop levels in Afghanistan, a move that could mean sending less than the 40,000 requested to the region.