Afghanistan

The Pentagon is preparing to declassify a trove of previously restricted documents from Biden administration investigations into the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, reopening scrutiny of the decisions that led to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members at Abbey Gate.

A U.S. citizen held by the Taliban for more than a year without charges has been released.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention."

The Associated Press (AP) has retracted a story after incorrectly quoting a Taliban official on Afghanistan’s recent Internet blackout, admitting it mistakenly relied on an unverified WhatsApp message. The correction comes after nearly four days of near-total Internet and mobile disruption across Afghanistan, a move widely believed to have been ordered by Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada.

The Taliban internet blackout has plunged Afghanistan into near-total digital silence, cutting off millions from the outside world and crippling essential services.

President Trump has made regaining control of the Bagram Air Base a priority, but Bill Roggio warns that China is unlikely to allow it.

The Taliban rejected calls for the United States to regain control of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

The United States is working to regain control over an air base that is currently in the Taliban's possession.

Nearly a quarter century after September 11, experts warn that al Qaeda remains the most dangerous terrorist group in the world, stronger today than before the attacks that killed 2,977 Americans.

An earthquake in Afghanistan left more than 800 people dead and injured more than 2,500 others.