Hegseth demands accountability for 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal disaster under Biden

President Trump, during his speech to members of Congress on Tuesday, called the withdrawal from Afghanistan "disastrous and incompetent." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is instructing the Pentagon to launch a comprehensive review into the U.S …

Review ordered on US troop exit from Afghanistan

A special review panel will "thoroughly examine previous investigations, to include but not limited to, findings of fact, sources, witnesses, and analyse the decision making that led to one of America's darkest and deadliest international moments …

OCHA: 88 Percent of Required Aid Funding for Afghanistan in 2025 Remains Unmet

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 88 percent of the required funding to respond to humanitarian needs in Afghanistan for the year 2025 remains unmet. According to the report, only 12 percent of the …

Hegseth orders review into Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

Pentagon Chief Orders In-Depth Review of Afghanistan Pullout Dumpster Fire

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250520/pentagon-chief-orders-in-depth-review-of-afghanistan-pullout-dumpster-fire-1122099061.html Pentagon Chief Orders In-Depth Review of Afghanistan Pullout Dumpster Fire Pentagon Chief Orders In-Depth Review of …

Taliban government reimposes chess ban in Afghanistan

Chess mirrors the fanaticism of the Taliban government. Banned during the Taliban’s first rule (1996–2001) and tolerated — although women were not allowed to play — after they returned to power in 2021, it is now banned again on the grounds that it is a …

After his unit lost 17 men in Afghanistan, a veteran will “Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen” on INDEPENDENT LENS – ...

  Yolanda Gonzales and Adan Gonzales, Sr. holding a photo of their son Sgt. Adan Gonzales, Jr. Gold Star parents of Sgt. Gonzales, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 7th, 2011. Directed by Manny Marquez, the documentary follows the emotional journey …

Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery

Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Often, they arrive exhausted, disoriented, and stripped of their belongings. “They return to a homeland that is …

European Humanitarian Forum to address root causes of Afghanistan ‘crisis’

Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Hedayatullah Badri said at the opening ceremony of “Iran International Mineral Exhibition” in Tehran that Afghanistan currently has stability and that favorable opportunities for investment have been created in the …

Afghanistan’s environment chief heads to Russia for global congress

United Nations officials who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar urged the global community on Tuesday to ramp up aid before the looming monsoon season worsens already catastrophic conditions, with the death toll at 2,719 and expected to surpass 3,000. …