US troops

Deployment coincides with ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza

Washington will respond to Russia with strong economic measures, says spokesperson

Conflict had claimed the lives of more than 31,000 civilians and injured 62,000 others since 2009

WSJ report says US service members trained Taiwanese ground and maritime forces amid China's rising verbal threats

Gen Taylor says two ISIS-K planners were killed in Friday's drone strike in Nangarhar province

In the past few days, there has been frustration over slow pace of evacuations of US citizens and vulnerable Afghans

Amid Taliban’s swift advances, Pentagon to send extra troops to help secure drawdown of embassy personnel

Pentagon says six B-52 long range bombers, 12 F-18 fighters have been ordered to supply contingency support

General Frank McKenzie says after troops’ withdrawal US would be able to observe insurgent group activities

No intention of sending American forces back to Afghanistan, says national security adviser

Withdrawal would be based on certain security and human rights guarantees, say sources

Iraqi calls soared for a withdrawal of US troops after former president Trump ordered assassination of Qasem Soleimani

Some in the Afghan capital Kabul expressed alarm over the US troop withdrawal

The move would reduce US troops numbers in Germany to 25,000, from 34,500

We expect to meet that within the timeline laid out under the agreement, says spokesperson

Says the govt has no time for a plan to send hundreds of troops to the border to boost security

Investigation will also look into atrocities committed by US forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling

Overnight, Taliban militants killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers, policemen in a string of attacks

Since the US invasion in 2001, there has only been one other pause in the fighting

The announcement comes after NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels and Afghan president claims 'notable...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls Ghani, informs him about developments in the talks

Washington and Taliban are wrangling over a possible agreement that would see US troops begin to leave war-torn nation

The US official says he does not want to put a firm timeline on the completion of his so-called ‘defence-wide...

'Our council has agreed to a ceasefire the day the peace accord is signed,' says a senior Taliban commander

Firebrand cleric says the skies, land and sovereignty of Iraq are being violated every day by occupying forces

Announcement follows President Donald Trump's call last week for NATO to do more in the Middle East

Security forces say four Iraqi airmen injured

Taliban spokesperson claims blast destroyed the vehicle, killing all on board

Mullah Nangyalay killed in Shindand district, close to the border with Iran

'Won't allow Iraq to be an arena of conflict, a corridor to carry out attacks or a base to hurt neighbours'

US President defends troops withdrawal from Syria in surprise Iraq visit

In August, the Pentagon said there were 11,000 troops in Afghanistan, thousands more than it had previously stated

Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater has proposed using contractors to take over the foreign mission in Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bomber rams a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces

Marines were targeted near where Washington this month dropped the 'Mother of All Bombs'

General Joseph Votel did not give details on the number of troops that would be required

Earlier US military concluded that a rocket fired this month at the Qayyarah air base contained no mustard agent

No one was injured in Tuesday's blast, no one showed any immediate signs of exposure to the suspected mustard agent

Taliban says if 150,000 troops could not beat it, 8,400 will not stand a chance

The new mission would focus on training and buttressing the 215th Corps of the Afghan army based in the province