Afghan army

Biden defends Afghanistan decision, blames Afghan army’s unwillingness to fight

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Monday he stood "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw… Read More

Taliban surge exposes failure of US efforts to build Afghan army

The rout of Afghan forces as Taliban fighters take one provincial city after another provides… Read More

Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack… Read More

Women in Afghan army overcome opposition, threats

KABUL: Kabul's military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in… Read More

Seven dead as Afghan army helicopter ‘shot down by Taliban’

KABUL: An Afghan army helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing all seven people on board,… Read More

Taliban gunmen launch suicide attack near Kandahar

KANDAHAR: Taliban militants wearing Afghan army uniforms launched a suicide and gun attack on a… Read More

Afghan army general arrested for trafficking heroin: officials

KABUL: An Afghan army general has been arrested by police for trafficking around 19 kilograms… Read More

New NATO chief in Kabul as combat mission wraps up

KABUL: NATO's new chief Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kabul Thursday for talks with President Ashraf… Read More